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   artificial

   /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/

   adjective

   • 1. made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural: "her skin glowed in the artificial light"
   • ▪ (of a situation or concept) not existing naturally; contrived or false: "the artificial division of people into age groups" Similar syntheticfakefalseimitationmocksimulatedfauxersatzsubstitutepseudoshambogusspuriouscounterfeitforgedpretendedso-calledplasticman-mademanufacturedunnaturalfabricatedreplicareproductionfacsimileinformal:phoneypretendfakeyOpposite natural
   • 2. (of a person or their behaviour) insincere or affected: "she gave an artificial smile" Similar feignedinsincerefalseaffectedmanneredunnaturalstiltedcontrivedpretendedput-onexaggeratedactorlyoverdoneoverripeforcedlabouredstrainedhollowspuriousinformal:pretendphoneyfakeyhammyhamcampyOpposite genuinesincere
   • 3. (of a bid) conventional as opposed to natural: "the Italian team began with an artificial club"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French artificiel or Latin artificialis, from artificium ‘handicraft’ (see artifice).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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