Definition of artifical
1. artificial [ a ] contrived by art rather than nature
Examples:
"artificial flowers"
"artificial flavoring"
"an artificial diamond"
"artificial fibers"
"artificial sweeteners"
(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)
The useful suggestion of Professor_David_Hawkins which considers culture as a third stage in biological evolution fits quite beautifully then with our suggestion that science has provided us with a rather successful technique for building protective artificial environments .
(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)
Much of the older experimental work on respiratory infections was accomplished by very artificial procedures .
(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)
The freeway with narrowly spaced interchanges concentrates and mitigates the access problem , but it also acts inevitably as an artificial , isolating boundary .
Synonyms artificial unreal Related Terms natural man-made fake conventionalized ersatz conventionalised painted cardboard factitious arranged celluloid near bionic dummy bleached unreal counterfeit2. artificial [ a ] artificially formal
Examples:
"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. artificial [ a ] artificially formal
Examples:
"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"
(Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)
There is evidence to suggest , in_fact , that many authors of the humorous sketches were prompted to write them - or to make them as indelicate as they are - by way of protesting against the artificial refinements which had come to dominate the polite letters of the South .
(Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)
One learns to become alert to changes in his vocal tone - to his voice 's suddenly shifting to a quality not like his usual one , a quality which sounds somehow artificial or , in some instances , parrotlike .
Synonyms artificial stilted contrived Related Terms affected4. artificial [ a ] not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
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