artificial
artificial has 7 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 10.
Definitions
- a.. Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, minerals, fountains, flowers.
- a.. Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine.
- a.. Artful; cunning; crafty.
- a.. Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as, artificial grasses.
- a.. 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"
- a.. contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
- a.. not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes