Artificiality

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

artificiality - the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally unnaturalness - the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles staginess, theatricality - an artificial and mannered quality pretence, pretension, pretense - a false or unsupportable quality