artificial

adjective

Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.

Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned.

Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.

(bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.

(taxonomy) Based on characteristics useful for identification, without regard for the formal differences used in classification.

Roots

arsart- · Latin · skill, art facio-fic · Latin · make, do

Synonyms for artificial

contrivedadj factitiousadj syntheticadj unrealadj simulatedadj unnaturaladj fakeadj ersatzadj fabricatedadj

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The word artificial breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: art-, from Latin ars (“skill, art”); and -fic, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.