Artificial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

contrived by art rather than nature

artificially formal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɪsˌeɪdz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːtɪfˈɪʃəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːtɪfˈɪʃəl/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæmɪsˌeɪdz/.

Examples

artificial flowers
artificial flavoring
an artificial diamond

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contrived unreal hokey stilted

Antonyms

natural

Parts of Speech

adjective	contrived by art rather than nature “artificial flowers”
adjective	artificially formal “that artificial humility that her husband hated”
adjective	not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

Word Forms

artificiality

noun

the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

künstlich

eher von der Kunst als von der Natur erfunden

🇫🇷French

artificiel

conçu par l'art plutôt que par la nature

🇮🇹Italian

artificiale

concepito dall’arte piuttosto che dalla natura

🇳🇱Dutch

kunstmatig

eerder door de kunst dan door de natuur bedacht

🇷🇺Russian

искусственный

создано искусством, а не природой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कृत्रिम

प्रकृति के बजाय कला द्वारा निर्मित

🇧🇩Bengali

কৃত্রিম

প্রকৃতির চেয়ে শিল্প দ্বারা অনুপ্রাণিত

🇮🇳Tamil

செயற்கை

இயற்கையை விட கலையால் திட்டமிடப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

కృత్రిమ

ప్రకృతి కంటే కళ ద్వారా రూపొందించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

कृत्रिम

निसर्गापेक्षा कलेने तयार केलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

કૃત્રિમ

પ્રકૃતિને બદલે કલા દ્વારા ઘડવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೃತಕ

ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಗಿಂತ ಕಲೆಯಿಂದ ರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൃത്രിമ

പ്രകൃതിയെക്കാൾ കലയാൽ കെട്ടിച്ചമച്ചതാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਕਲੀ

ਕੁਦਰਤ ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ ਕਲਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਘੜੀ ਗਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مصنوعی

فطرت کے بجائے فن کے ذریعے تخلیق کیا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

人造的

由艺术而非自然设计

🇯🇵Japanese

人工的な

自然ではなく芸術によって考案された

🇰🇷Korean

인공의

자연이 아닌 예술로 만들어낸

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhân tạo

được tạo ra bởi nghệ thuật hơn là tự nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

เทียม

สร้างสรรค์โดยศิลปะมากกว่าธรรมชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

palsu

dibuat oleh seni dan bukan oleh alam

🇵🇭Filipino

artipisyal

nilikha ng sining kaysa sa kalikasan

🇲🇾Malay

tiruan

direka oleh seni dan bukannya alam semula jadi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صناعي

ابتكرها الفن وليس الطبيعة

🇮🇷Persian

مصنوعی

ساخته شده توسط هنر به جای طبیعت

🇹🇷Turkish

yapay

doğanın değil sanatın eseri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְלָאכוּתִי

נוצר על ידי אמנות ולא על ידי הטבע

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