Definitions for ARTIFICIAL
ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əlar·ti·fi·cial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.8 / 6 votes

1. artificial, unrealadjective

   contrived by art rather than nature

   "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"

2. artificial, contrived, hokey, stiltedadjective

   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"

3. artificialadjective

   not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. artificialadjective

   Man-made; of artifice.

   The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky.

2. artificialadjective

   False, misleading.

   Her manner was somewhat artificial.

3. artificialadjective

   Unnatural.

4. Etymology: Via (French: artificiel), from artificialis from artificium "skill", from artifex, from ars "skill", and -fex, from facere "to make".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Artificialadjective

   Etymology: artificiel, Fr.

   1. Made by art; not natural.

   Basilius used the artificial day of torches to lighten the sports their inventions could contrive. Philip Sidney, b. i.

   The curtains closely drawn the light to skreen,
   As if he had contriv’d to lie unseen:
   Thus cover’d with an artificial night,
   Sleep did his office. John Dryden, Fables.

   There is no natural motion perpetual; yet it doth not hinder but that it is possible to contrive such an artificial revolution. John Wilkins, Dædalus.

   2. Fictitious; not genuine.

   Why, I can smile, and murder while I smile,
   And cry, content, to that which grieves my heart,
   And wet my cheeks with artificial tears. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   3. Artful; contrived with skill.

   These seem to be the more artificial, as those of a single person the more natural governments, orders, and institutions. William Temple.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. artificial

   Artificiality (the state of being artificial or manmade) is the state of being the product of intentional human manufacture, rather than occurring naturally through processes not involving or requiring human activity.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. artificial

   Artificial refers to something that is made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally or in the environment. It often implies an imitation of something natural or a real version, or a product of human creativity or technology. This term is commonly used in various contexts such as artificial materials, artificial intelligence, artificial flavors, among others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Artificialadjective

   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

2. Artificialadjective

   feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine

3. Artificialadjective

   artful; cunning; crafty

4. Artificialadjective

   cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as, artificial grasses

5. Etymology: [L. artificialis, fr. artificium: cf. F. artificiel. See Artifice.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ARTIFICIAL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4506

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ARTIFICIAL' in Adjectives Frequency: #601

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How to pronounce ARTIFICIAL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say ARTIFICIAL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ARTIFICIAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ARTIFICIAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of ARTIFICIAL in a Sentence

1. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   This flotilla represents nothing except a fake, artificial demonstration aimed at helping the terrorist organization -- Hamas and ignores all the carnage in our region.

2. Greg Poling:

   So if Beijing objects by saying to the U.S. you're in our territorial sea, then the U.S. can respond by saying there's no such thing as a territorial sea for an artificial island.

3. Paul Adkins:

   The last time we saw anything like this was in 2009, but that was an artificial government stimulus to the industry, not natural market forces.

4. George Paul:

   Realistically, we are looking at these animals dying in the next decade or so. But hopefully, using artificial methods of reproduction, we might be able to bring them back in the future, this might mean that it will happen when the current animals are already deceased, but it could happen.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   That is really artificial, all of those early soundings and polls, once you get into it, this is a Democratic election for our nominee and it gets really close, exciting. And it really depends upon on who can make the best case that you can be the nominee to beat whoever the Republicans put up and try to get your folks who support you to come out.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ARTIFICIAL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Artificial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ARTIFICIAL
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ARTIFICIAL
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ARTIFICIAL