artificialadjective
uk/ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/us/ˌɑːr.t̬əˈfɪʃ.əl/B2 made by people, often as a copy of something natural:
clothes made of artificial fibres
an artificial heart
an artificial lake
artificial fur/sweeteners/flowers
C2 disapproving not sincere:
Their cheerfulness seemed rather strained and artificial.
More examples
- This artificial fabric has the texture of silk.
- The match will be played on an artificial surface.
- Some studies have suggested a link between certain types of artificial sweetener and cancer.
- This bread is completely free from artificial preservatives.
- She's been fitted with an artificial leg.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Natural and artificial
- bogus
- cardboard
- claim
- contrived
- fake
- false
- make no claim to be sth idiom
- man-made
- mock
- natural
- naturally
- naturalness
- organic
- plastic
- raw
- simulate
- synthetic
- unadulterated
- unaffected
- unbleached
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Affected & insincere
artificiality
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɑː.tɪˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ə.ti/us/ˌɑːr.t̬əˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ə.t̬i/
artificially
adverb uk/ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl.i/us/ˌɑːr.t̬əˈfɪʃ.əl.i/
B2
Most mushrooms sold in supermarkets have been grown artificially (= not in natural conditions) in manure.