Complete Definition of "artificial"

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English

Pronunciation
ä(r)t�fĭsh'�l, /��(r)t��fɪ��l/, /<tt>A:(r)t@"fIS@l</tt>/

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

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Man-made; of artifice.

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

  1. False, misleading.

#:Her manner was somewhat artificial.

  1. Unnatural.

Translations
trans-top|man-made
Albanian: artificial
Arabic: ARchar|��ت�ص����ع (mutaSanna�)
Chinese: 人�� (rénzào de)
Czech: um�lý m
Dutch: artificieel, kunstmatig
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Finnish: keinotekoinen, teko- (in compounds), keino- (in compounds)
German: künstlich
Hebrew: �����ת� (melakhuty) m, �����ת�ת (melakhutyt) f
Japanese: 人工� (jink� no)
Telugu: ��త�రిమమ�న (krutrimamaina)
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trans-top|false, misleading
Albanian: artificial
Dutch: kunstmatig, nagemaakt, artificieel
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German: künstlich
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trans-top|unnatural
Albanian: artificial
Dutch: kunstmatig, artificieel, onnatuurlijk, nagemaakt
Finnish: teennäinen
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German: künstlich
Japanese: 人��� (jin'iteki na)
Telugu: �సహ�మ�న (asahajamaina)
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Translations to be checked
Esperanto: artefarita
Finnish: keinotekoinen (2)
French: artificiel m, artificielle f
Hebrew: �����ת�
Ido : artificala
Italian: artificiale m, f
Portuguese: artificial m, f
Russian и�к����венн�й
Turkish: yapay

Related terms
artifice
artificial consciousness
artificial intelligence
fake

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