artificial

ar·ti·fi·cial  (ärt-fshl)

adj.

1.

a. Made by humans; produced rather than natural.

b. Brought about or caused by sociopolitical or other human-generated forces or influences: set up artificial barriers against women and minorities; an artificial economic boom.

2. Made in imitation of something natural; simulated: artificial teeth.

3. Not genuine or natural: an artificial smile.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin artificilis, belonging to art, from artificium, craftsmanship; see artifice.]

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arti·fici·ali·ty (-fsh-l-t) n.

arti·ficial·ly adv.

Synonyms: artificial, synthetic, ersatz, simulated
These adjectives refer to what is made by humans rather than natural in origin. Artificial is broadest in meaning and connotation: an artificial sweetener; artificial flowers.
Synthetic often implies the use of a chemical process to produce a substance that will look or function like the original, often with certain advantages: synthetic rubber; a synthetic fabric.
An ersatz product is a transparently inferior imitation: ersatz coffee; ersatz mink.
Simulated often refers to a fabricated substitute or imitation of a costlier substance: simulated diamonds.

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artificial

Adjective

1. man-made; not occurring naturally

2. made in imitation of a natural product: artificial flavourings

3. not sincere [Latin artificialis belonging to art]

artificiality n
artificially adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	artificial - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" unreal counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" natural - existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers"
	2.	artificial - artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" stilted, contrived, hokey affected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
	3.	artificial - not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes inorganic - lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms

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artificial

adjective 1. synthetic, manufactured, plastic, man-made, non-natural

adjective 2. insincere, forced, affected, assumed, phoney or phony (informal) put on, false, pretended, hollow, contrived, unnatural, feigned, spurious, meretricious << OPPOSITE genuine

adjective 3. fake, mock, imitation, bogus, simulated, phoney or phony (informal) sham, pseudo (informal) fabricated, counterfeit, spurious, ersatz, specious << OPPOSITE authentic

Translations

artificial [ɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl] adj → artificial; [teeth etc] → postizo

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artificial [ɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl] adj → artificiel(le)

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artificial [ɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl] adj → künstlich;

(manner) → gekünstelt;

to be artificial (person) → gekünstelt or unnatürlich wirken

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artificial [ɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl] adj → artificiale

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artificial

adj artificial [aːtiˈfiʃəl]

made by man; not natural; not real artificial flowers; Did you look at the colour in artificial light or in daylight? kunsmatig إصْطِناعي، مُصْطَنَع изкуствен umělý kunstig künstlich τεχνητός artificial kunst-, tehis- مصنوعی؛ ساختگی teko-, keino- artificiel מְלָאכוּתִי कृत्रिम umjetan mesterséges buatan, bikinan tilbúinn, gervi artificiale 人為的な 인공적인 dirbtinis mākslīgs; neīsts buatan kunstmatig kunstig, unaturlig sztuczny artificial artificial искусственный umelý umeten veštački konstgjord ซึ่งประดิษฐ์ขึ้น; สังเคราะห์ yapay 人工的 штучний; синтетичний مصنوعی ، بناوٹی nhân tạo 人工的

adv artˈficially

kunsmatig بِصورَة مُتَصَنِّعَه ، بِصورَة إصْطِناعِيَّه изкуствено uměle kunstigt; tilgjort künstlich τεχνητά artificialmente kunstlikult بطور مصنوعی keinotekoisesti artificiellement בְּדֶרֶך מְלָאכוּתִית कृत्रिम रूप से umjetno mesterségesen secara buatan á tilbúinn hátt; óeðlilega artificialmente 人為的に 인공적으로 dirbtinai mākslīgi; neīsti secara buatan kunstmatig kunstig, tilgjort sztucznie artificialmente (în mod) artificial искусственно umelo umetno veštački konstgjort, konstlat อย่างไม่เป็นธรรมชาติ yapay olarak 人工地 штучно بناوٹی طور پر không tự nhiên 人工地

n artificiˈality [-ʃiˈӕ-]

kunsmatigheid تَصَنُّـع неестественост umělost, strojenost kunstighed die Künstlichkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. τεχνητό(ς), έλλειψη φυσικότητας artificialidad kunstlikkus تصنع keinotekoisuus manque de naturel מלָאכוּתִיוּת कृत्रिमता usiljenost mesterkéltség kepalsuan artificiosità 人工 인공 dirbtinumas mākslotība; neīstums kepalsuan kunstmatigheid det å virke kunstig sztuczność artificialidade artificialitate искусственность strojenosť izumetničenost izveštačenost konstgjordhet, förkonstling ความไม่เป็นธรรมชาติ yapaylık 人造 штучність بناوٹ tính chất nhân tạo 人造

artificial respiration

the process of forcing air into and out of the lungs eg of a person who has almost drowned. kunsmatige asemhaling تَنَفُّس إصْطِناعي изкуствено дишане umělé dýchání kunstigt åndedræt künstliche Beatmung τεχνητή αναπνοή respiración artificial kunstlik hingamine تنفس مصنوعی tekohengitys respiration artificielle הַנשָמָה מלָאכוּתִית कृत्रिम श्वसन umjetno disanje mesterséges légzés pernapasan buatan öndunarhjálp respirazione artificiale 人口呼吸 인공 호흡 dirbtinis kvėpavimas mākslīgā elpināšana bantuan pernafasan kunstmatige ademhaling kunstig åndedrett sztuczne oddychanie respiração artificial respiraţie artificială искусственное дыхание umelé dýchanie umetno dihanje veštačko disanje konstgjord andning การผายปอด sunî solunum 人工呼吸 штучне дихання مصنوعی تنفس hô hấp nhân tạo 人工呼吸