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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. Tim Kaine:

   I am not going to elevate an artificial rule over the substance of what I am here for, but I also don't come into this saying we have to change a rule to change a rule.

2. Nadezhda Savchenko:

   I know that you have children and you have a mother. Well, I am a mother and you should have at least one percent of compassion to my girl who is now in prison under absolutely artificial pretexts.

3. Sara Gottfried:

   What you want to do in this reset is get off of sugar and get off of the sugar substitutes-- the artificial sweeteners.

4. Froyo Tam:

   We still see an uneasy relationship with technology, especially advances in artificial intelligence and technologies that change our day-to-day routines. That is the kind of future we imagined decades ago. And now that it’s here, it causes the same unease that earlier technologies did then.

5. Christina Grozinger:

   There is little chance this can replace pollinators, pollinators have evolved specialized behaviors to work with different kinds of flowers. The proposed artificial pollinator does not have any of these specialized behaviors, and thus really can only 'pollinate' flowers that are extremely easy to pollinate.

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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