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artificial
- /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/ UK
- [ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.l̩] UK
- /ˌɑɹ.təˈfɪʃ.əl/ Canada, US
- [ˌɑɹ.ɾəˈfɪʃ.l̩] Canada, US
- /ˌɐː.təˈfɪʃ.əl/ Australia
- [ˌɐː.ɾəˈfɪʃ.l̩] Australia
Rhymes with -ɪʃəl
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English artificial (“man-made”), borrowed from Old French, borrowed from Latin artificiālis, from artificium (“art; skill; talent”) + -ālis.
Displaced native Old English cræftlīċ, with the earliest attestation c. 1425.
adjective more artificial · most artificial
- Man-made; made by humans; of artifice. The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky.
- Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned. Her manner was somewhat artificial.
- Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc. “How quickly have I fallen!” thought Tarzan; but in his heart he did not consider it a fall—rather, he pitied the poor creatures of Paris, penned up like prisoners in their silly clothes, and watched by policemen all their poor lives, that they might do nothing that was not entirely artificial and t
- Based on characteristics useful for identification, without regard for the formal differences used in classification. Artificial keys are devised purely to facilitate determination […]
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Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.
An artificial bid doesn't necessarily show length in the suit being bid, it has an altogether different meaning.
Similar: conventional · Opposite: natural
Similar: artificious, factitious · Opposite: antonym(s) of
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: factitious, man-made, contrived, faux, fake, ersatz, affected, false, simulated, imitation, dummy, unreal, near, substitute, arranged, staged
adjective
Similar: artificious, factitious · Opposite: antonym(s) of
Translations
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adj false, misleading
| Español | artificial |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | असत्य asatya, झूठा jhūṭhā |
| Português | artificial, falso |
| Deutsch | künstlich |
| Italiano | artificioso, falso, artefatto |
| Ελληνικά | τεχνητός technitós, επίπλαστος epíplastos |
| Română | fals, artificial |
| Русский | иску́сственный iskússtvennyj, притво́рный pritvórnyj |
adj man-made
| Español | artificial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인공 in'gong, 인조 injo |
| 日本語 | 人工の jinkō no |
| 中文 | 人造的 rénzào de |
| हिन्दी | कृत्रिम kŕtrim |
| Português | artificial |
| Français | artificiel |
| Deutsch | künstlich |
| Italiano | artificiale, artificioso, artefatto |
| Ελληνικά | τεχνητός technitós |
| Română | artificial |
| Русский | иску́сственный iskússtvennyj |
| Tiếng Việt | nhân tạo |
| العربية | مُتَصَنَّع mutaṣannaʕ, صِنَاعِيّ ṣināʕiyy |
| עברית | מְלָאכוּתִי m'lakhutí |
adj unnatural
| Español | artificial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인위적 inwijeok |
| 日本語 | 人為的な jin'iteki na |
| 中文 | 人為 /人为 rénwéi |
| हिन्दी | अप्राकृतिक aprākŕtik |
| Português | artificial |
| Deutsch | unnatürlich, affektiert |
| Italiano | innaturale, artefatto |
| Ελληνικά | τεχνητός technitós, αφύσικος afýsikos |
| Română | nenatural, artificial |
| Русский | иску́сственный iskússtvennyj, ненатура́льный nenaturálʹnyj, неесте́ственный nejestéstvennyj |
adj based on characteristics useful for identification
| Español | artificial |
|---|
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