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artificial
What does artificial mean?
artificial (adjective): contrived by art rather than nature.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use artificial in a sentence?
- Artificial flowers. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Artificial flavoring. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- An artificial diamond. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce artificial?
/ˌɑɹtəˈfɪʃəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does artificial come from?
Inherited from Middle English artificial (“man-made”), borrowed from Old French, borrowed from Latin artificiālis, from artificium (“art; skill; talent”) + -ālis.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of artificial?
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From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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contrived by art rather than nature
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at or constituting a border or edge
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feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful
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not able; lacking a certain ability
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