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   Ar·ti·fi·cial

   /ˌärdəˈfiSH(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural: "her skin glowed in the artificial light"
   • ▪ (of a situation or concept) not existing naturally; contrived or false: "the artificial division of people into age groups" Similar syntheticfakefalseimitationmocksimulatedfauxersatzsubstitutepseudoshambogusspuriouscounterfeitforgedpretendedso-calledplasticman-mademanufacturedunnaturalfabricatedreplicareproductionfacsimileinformal:phoneypretendfakeyOpposite natural
   • 2. (of a person or their behavior) insincere or affected: "an artificial smile" Similar feignedinsincerefalseaffectedmanneredunnaturalstiltedcontrivedpretendedput-onexaggeratedactorlyoverdoneoverripeforcedlaboredstrainedhollowspuriousinformal:pretendphoneyfakeyhammyhamcampyOpposite genuinesincere
   • 3. (of a bid) conventional as opposed to natural: "the Italian team began with an artificial club"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French artificiel or Latin artificialis, from artificium ‘handicraft’ (see artifice).

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   What is artificial & why is it a bad thing?

   • From fake flowers to faux food flavors, our world is full of things that are artificial –- that is, produced by humans rather than by nature. While artificial can simply mean “made by humans,” it’s often used in a negative sense, conveying the idea that an artificial product is inferior to the real thing.

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   What does artificial mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of ARTIFICIAL is humanly contrived often on a natural model : man-made. How to use artificial in a sentence.

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   What is a synonym for artificial?

   • A close synonym of artificial is synthetic. This sense of the word is often used in the context of food to describe things like ingredients, flavors, additives, and preservatives that are chemically processed. Food packaging often specifies whether a product has natural or artificial flavors (or both).

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   Where did the word artificial come from?

   • The first records of the word artificial come from around 1400. It ultimately comes from the Latin artificiālis, meaning “belonging to art,” from artificium, meaning “skill.” (The related word artifice can refer to trickery or inventiveness.)

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   Artificial is used to describe things that are made or manufactured as opposed to occurring naturally. Artificial is often used as the opposite of natural. A close synonym of artificial is synthetic.

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   Definitions of artificial. adjective. contrived by art rather than nature. “ artificial flowers” “ artificial flavoring” “an artificial diamond” “ artificial fibers” “ artificial sweeteners” synonyms: unreal. counterfeit, imitative. not genuine; imitating something superior. arranged, staged. deliberately arranged for effect. bionic.

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