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artificially

ar·ti·fi·cial
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahr-tuh-fish-uh l]
    • /ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əl/
    • /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahr-tuh-fish-uh l]
    • /ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əl/

Definitions of artificially word

  • adjective artificially made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers. 1
  • adjective artificially imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring. 1
  • adjective artificially lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned: an artificial smile. 1
  • adjective artificially full of affectation; affected; stilted: artificial manners; artificial speech. 1
  • adjective artificially made without regard to the particular needs of a situation, person, etc.; imposed arbitrarily; unnatural: artificial rules for dormitory residents. 1
  • adjective artificially Biology. based on arbitrary, superficial characteristics rather than natural, organic relationships: an artificial system of classification. 1

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Origin of artificially

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 Artificially

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

artificially 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for artificially

adv artificially

  • synthetically — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).

adverb artificially

  • insincerely — not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
  • affectedly — assumed artificially; unnatural; feigned: affected sophistication; an affected British accent.
  • theatrically — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
  • preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
  • falsely — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.

Antonyms for artificially

adv artificially

  • naturally — in a natural or normal manner.

adverb artificially

  • sincerely — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.

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