artificial
Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
Example
“The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky.”
Other meanings
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.
Related words
- artificial consciousness
- artificial intelligence
- artificiality
- artificially
- artificialness
- artificial selection
- artificial turf
- artificial abortion
- artificial anus
- artificial art
- artificial dumbness
- artificial florist
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "artificiālis".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “artificial” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.