English > artificial: 3 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | contrived by art rather than nature. |
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| Examples | - "artificial flowers"
- "artificial flavoring"
- "an artificial diamond"
- "artificial fibers"
- "artificial sweeteners"
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| Synonym | unreal |
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| Narrower | arranged, staged | deliberately arranged for effect |
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| bionic | Having particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components |
| bleached, colored, coloured, dyed | (used of color) artificially produced |
| cardboard, unlifelike | Without substance |
| celluloid, synthetic | Artificial as if portrayed in a film |
| conventionalized, conventionalised, stylized, stylised | Using artistic forms and conventions to create effects |
| dummy | Having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function |
| ersatz, substitute | Artificial and inferior |
| factitious | not produced by natural forces |
| fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated | not genuine or real |
| man-made, semisynthetic, synthetic | not of natural origin |
| near | Closely resembling the genuine article |
| painted | lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting |
| See also | counterfeit, imitative | not genuine |
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| unreal | lacking in reality or substance or genuineness |
| Opposite | natural | Existing in or produced by nature |
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| Spanish | artificial, irreal |
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| Catalan | artificial, irreal |
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| Nouns | artificiality | the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally |
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| Adverbs | artificially | not according to nature |
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