ALL meanings of artificial
ar·ti·fi·cial
A a - 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
- adjective artificial pretended; assumed; insincere 3
- adjective artificial lacking in spontaneity; affected 3
- adjective artificial relating to superficial characteristics not based on the interrelationships of organisms 3
- adjective artificial made by human work or art, not by nature; not natural 3
- adjective artificial made in imitation of or as a substitute for something natural; simulated 3
- adjective artificial unnatural in an affected way 3
- adjective artificial pretended 3
- adjective artificial designating or of a system of classification based on only a few characteristics, as color 3
- adjective artificial made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers. 1
- adjective artificial imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring. 1
- adjective artificial lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned: an artificial smile. 1
- adjective artificial full of affectation; affected; stilted: artificial manners; artificial speech. 1
- adjective artificial made without regard to the particular needs of a situation, person, etc.; imposed arbitrarily; unnatural: artificial rules for dormitory residents. 1
- adjective artificial Biology. based on arbitrary, superficial characteristics rather than natural, organic relationships: an artificial system of classification. 1
- adjective artificial Jewelry. manufactured to resemble a natural gem, in chemical composition or appearance. Compare assembled, imitation (def 11), synthetic (def 6). 1
- noun artificial Made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, typically as a copy of something natural. 1
- adjective artificial man-made, not natural 1
- adjective artificial man-made, not natural 1
- adjective artificial not sincere 1
- adjective artificial not sincere 1
- adjective artificial Man-made; of artifice. 0
- adjective artificial False, misleading. 0
- adjective artificial Unnatural. 0