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ar·ti·fi·cial A0446000 (är′tə-fĭsh′əl)adj.1. a. Made by humans, especially in imitation of something natural: an artificial sweetener that replaces sugar; artificial flowers.b. Not arising from natural or necessary causes; contrived or arbitrary: "Hausa [in Niger] ... are separated from their brethren in Nigeria by a porous and artificial border that the colonial powers left behind" (Jeffrey Tayler).2. Affected or insincere: an artificial smile.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin artificiālis, belonging to art, from artificium, craftsmanship; see artifice.]
ar′ti·fi′ci·al′i·ty (-fĭsh′ē-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.ar′ti·fi′cial·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | artificiality - the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturallyunnaturalness - the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principlesstaginess, theatricality - an artificial and mannered qualitypretence, pretension, pretense - a false or unsupportable quality |
artificialitynounLack of sincerity:ambidexterity, disingenuousness, insincerity, phoniness.Translationsartificial (aːtiˈfiʃəl) adjective made by man; not natural; not real. artificial flowers; Did you look at the colour in artificial light or in daylight? 人工的 人工的artiˈficially adverb 人工地 人工地ˌartificiˈality (-ʃiˈӕ-) noun 人造 人造artificial respiration the process of forcing air into and out of the lungs eg of a person who has almost drowned. 人工呼吸 人工呼吸EncyclopediaSeeartificialLegalSeeArtificialartificialityenUK
Synonyms for artificialitynoun lack of sinceritySynonyms- ambidexterity
- disingenuousness
- insincerity
- phoniness
Words related to artificialitynoun the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturallyRelated Words- unnaturalness
- staginess
- theatricality
- pretence
- pretension
- pretense
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