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[ man-meyd ] / ˈmænˈmeɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR man-made ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveproduced, formed, or made by humans. produced artificially; not resulting from natural processes. Textiles. - (of a fiber) manufactured synthetically from a cellulosic or noncellulosic base; produced chemically.
- (of a fabric or garment) constructed of synthetically made fibers.
Origin of man-madeFirst recorded in 1710–20 Words nearby man-mademanky, Manley, manlike, man lock, manly, man-made, man-mark, man-minute, man-mountain, Mann, manna Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for man-madeA report says a man-made womb could be reality within 30 years. The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever|Samantha Allen|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Man-made genetics might allow for material appellations like stronger spider silk. Synthetic DNA: The New Drug Makers?|Elizabeth Lopatto|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST But a man-made code that is inharmonious with the moral law is an unjust law. Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.|Alex Haley|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST A man-made code that squares with the moral law, or the law of God, is a just law. Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.|Alex Haley|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nina Strochlic on the man-made inferno that locals have dubbed the “Door to Hell.” A Fiery Pit Rages in the Turkmenistan Desert|Nina Strochlic|August 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST It had a natural filth that clings to a cheap room, and a man-made, careless filth that would disfigure a Taj Mahal. The Circuit Riders|R. C. FitzPatrick In the first place, I am an Anarchist: I do not believe in man-made law, designed to enslave and oppress humanity. Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman We have, so far, lived and suffered and died in a man-made world. Our Androcentric Culture, or The Man Made World|Charlotte Perkins Gilman Am I correct, Mr. Welland, in supposing that if doctrines of right and wrong are man-made, learning begins now? Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn The man-made machine has now outlived the vituperation of idealists. The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie
British Dictionary definitions for man-made
adjectivemade or produced by man; artificial Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to man-madesynthetic, unnatural, counterfeit, ersatz, factitious, manufactured, plastic, false |