Adjective: artificial ,aa(r)-tu'fi-shul
- Contrived by art rather than nature
"artificial flavouring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers";
- unreal
- Not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
"The artificial flowers looked almost real"; "The robot's movements seemed artificial compared to human motion"
- Artificially formal
"that artificial humility that her husband hated";
- contrived, hokey [N. Amer, informal], stilted
See also: affected, arranged, bionic, bleached, cardboard, celluloid, colored [US], coloured [Brit, Cdn], conventionalised [Brit], conventionalized, counterfeit, dummy, dyed, ersatz, factitious, fake, false, faux, imitation, imitative, inorganic, man-made, near, painted, semisynthetic, simulated, staged, stylised [Brit], stylized, substitute, synthetic, unlifelike, unnatural, unreal
Antonym: natural
Encyclopedia: Artificial