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artificial - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'artificial' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Artificial [ a.]
- Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, minerals, fountains, flowers.
- Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine.
- Artful; cunning; crafty.
- Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as, artificial grasses.

Meaning of 'artificial' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . artificial [ a]
Meaning (1):
- contrived by art rather than nature
Example in sentence:
  • an artificial diamond;
  • artificial fibers;
  • artificial flavoring;
  • artificial flowers;
  • artificial sweeteners
2 . artificial [ s]
Meaning (2):
- artificially formal
Example in sentence:
  • a stilted letter of acknowledgment;
  • contrived coyness;
  • that artificial humility that her husband hated;
  • when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation