artificialness adjective
ar·ti·fi·cial
The adjective form of artificialness is artificial
A aDefinitions
- adjective artificialness made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers. 1
- adjective artificialness imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring. 1
- adjective artificialness lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned: an artificial smile. 1
- adjective artificialness full of affectation; affected; stilted: artificial manners; artificial speech. 1
- adjective artificialness made without regard to the particular needs of a situation, person, etc.; imposed arbitrarily; unnatural: artificial rules for dormitory residents. 1
- adjective artificialness Biology. based on arbitrary, superficial characteristics rather than natural, organic relationships: an artificial system of classification. 1
- adjective artificialness Jewelry. manufactured to resemble a natural gem, in chemical composition or appearance. Compare assembled, imitation (def 11), synthetic (def 6). 1