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Meaning of 'synthetic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Synthetic [ a.]
- Alt. of Synthetical

Meaning of 'synthetic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . synthetic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
Example in sentence:
  • limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology
Meaning (2):
- of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
Example in sentence:
  • `all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition
3 . synthetic [ s]
Meaning (3):
- artificial as if portrayed in a film
Example in sentence:
  • a novel with flat celluloid characters
Meaning (4):
- not genuine or natural
Example in sentence:
  • counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic
Meaning (5):
- not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
Example in sentence:
  • man-made fibers;
  • synthetic leather

Nearby Words:

syn- synacme synacmy synaeresis synagogical synagogue synalepha synallagmatic synallaxine synaloepha

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