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artificiality

ar·ti·fi·ci·al·i·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahr-tuh-fish-ee-al-i-tee]
    • /ˌɑr təˌfɪʃ iˈæl ɪ ti/
    • /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahr-tuh-fish-ee-al-i-tee]
    • /ˌɑr təˌfɪʃ iˈæl ɪ ti/

Definitions of artificiality word

  • noun plural artificiality artificial quality. 1
  • noun plural artificiality an artificial thing or trait: artificialities of speech. 1
  • noun artificiality (uncountable) The quality of being artificial or produced unnaturally. 1
  • noun artificiality falseness, lack of authenticity 1
  • noun artificiality quality of being fake 1
  • noun artificiality (Countable Noun) Something artificial. 0

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Origin of artificiality

First appearance:

before 1755
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1755-65; artificial + -ity

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Parts of speech for Artificiality

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

artificiality popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

artificiality usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for artificiality

noun artificiality

  • double-dealing — duplicity; treachery; deception.
  • unnaturalness — contrary to the laws or course of nature.
  • hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
  • disingenuous — lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous.
  • deceit — Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.

Antonyms for artificiality

noun artificiality

  • honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
  • truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
  • sincerity — freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
  • frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
  • uprightness — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.

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