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- [ahr-tuh-fish-uh l]
- /ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əl/
- /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahr-tuh-fish-uh l]
- /ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əl/
Definitions of artificial word
- adjective artificial Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology. 4
- adjective artificial An artificial state or situation exists only because someone has created it, and therefore often seems unnatural or unnecessary. 3
- adjective artificial If you describe someone or their behaviour as artificial, you disapprove of them because they pretend to have attitudes and feelings which they do not really have. 3
- graded adjective artificial If you say that food tastes or looks artificial, you do not like it because its taste or appearance does not seem genuine, and seems to be created by added substances. 3
- adjective artificial produced by man; not occurring naturally 3
- adjective artificial made in imitation of a natural product, esp as a substitute; not genuine 3
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Origin of artificial
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin artificiālis contrived by art; see artifice, -al1
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Parts of speech for Artificial
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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artificial popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for artificial
adj artificial
- unreal — not real or actual.
- bogus — If you describe something as bogus, you mean that it is not genuine.
- counterfeit — Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- factitious — not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived: factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm.
- manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
adjective artificial
- fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- imitation — a result or product of imitating.
- man-made — produced, formed, or made by humans.
- pretend — to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
noun artificial
- kitsch — something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.
Antonyms for artificial
adj artificial
- real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- unpretentious — not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain: his unpretentious demeanor; an unpretentious summer resort.
- genuine — possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
- natural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- unaffected — not affected, acted upon, or influenced; unchanged; unaltered: The laboratory clock remained accurate, unaffected by the explosion.
adjective artificial
- sincere — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
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