ENGLISH: artificial - CREOLE: artifisyèl



Overview of adj artificial



The adj artificial has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (4) artificial, unreal -- (contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners")

2. (2) artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted -- (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. artificial -- (not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes)

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