1. Contrived by art rather than nature
   "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavouring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
   - unreal 
2. Artificially formal
   "that artificial humility that her husband hated"
   - contrived, hokey [N. Amer], stilted 
3. Not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

See also: affected, arranged, artificiality, artificially, bionic, bleached, cardboard, celluloid, colored [US], coloured [Brit, Cdn], conventionalised [Brit], conventionalized, counterfeit, dummy, dyed, ersatz, factitious, fake, false, faux, imitation, imitative, inorganic, man-made, near, painted, semisynthetic, simulated, staged, stylised [Brit], stylized, substitute, synthetic, unlifelike, unnatural, unreal

Antonym: natural

Encyclopedia: Artificial

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