artificial

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English artificial (“man-made”) via Old French (modern French artificiel), from Latin artificiālis from artificium (“skill”), from artifex, from ars (“skill”), and -fex, from facere (“to make”). Displaced native Old English cræftlīċ. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.l̩/, [ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl], enPR: ätəfĭsh'əl (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑːr.təˈfɪʃ.l̩/, enPR: ärtəfĭsh'əl Rhymes: -ɪʃəl === Adjective === artificial (comparative more artificial, superlative most artificial) Man-made; made by humans; of artifice. Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned. Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc. (taxonomy) Based on characteristics useful for identification, without regard for the formal differences used in classification. (bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand. Synonym: conventional Antonym: natural ==== Synonyms ==== artificious, factitious. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “unnatural”): natural ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== artifact artifice artificer ==== Descendants ==== → Welsh: artiffisial ==== Translations ==== === See also === fake === References === “artificial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. artificial in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “artificial”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Aragonese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin artificiālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɾtifiˈθjal/ IPA(key): /aɾtifiˈsjal/ (Benasquese) Syllabification: ar‧ti‧fi‧cial Rhymes: -al === Adjective === artificial (plural artificials) artificial ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “artificial”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish) == Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin artificiālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɾtifiˈθjal/ [aɾ.t̪i.fiˈθjal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ar‧ti‧fi‧cial === Adjective === artificial (epicene, plural artificiales) artificial ==== Related terms ==== artificiu == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin artificiālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.ti.fi.siˈal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aɾ.ti.fi.siˈal] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: ar‧ti‧fi‧ci‧al === Adjective === artificial m or f (masculine and feminine plural artificials) artificial Antonym: natural ==== Derived terms ==== artificialment intel·ligència artificial selecció artificial ==== Related terms ==== artifici === Further reading === “artificial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin artificiālis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: ar‧ti‧fi‧cial === Adjective === artificial m or f (plural artificiais) artificial ==== Derived terms ==== artificialmente ==== Related terms ==== artificio ==== Further reading ==== “artificial”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin artificiālis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === artificial m (feminine singular artificiala, masculine plural artificials, feminine plural artificialas) artificial ==== Derived terms ==== artificialament ==== Related terms ==== artifici == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin artificiālis. By surface analysis, artifício +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw, (Portugal) -al Hyphenation: ar‧ti‧fi‧ci‧al === Adjective === artificial m or f (plural artificiais) artificial (made by human hand) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “artificial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “artificial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “artificial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Alternative forms === артифичиал (artificial) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from French artificiel, from Latin artificialis. By surface analysis, artificiu +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ar.ti.fi.t͡ʃiˈal/ Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: ar‧ti‧fi‧ci‧al === Adjective === artificial m or n (feminine singular artificială, masculine plural artificiali, feminine/neuter plural artificiale) artificial ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== artificializa === Further reading === “artificial”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin artificiālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɾtifiˈθjal/ [aɾ.t̪i.fiˈθjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /aɾtifiˈsjal/ [aɾ.t̪i.fiˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ar‧ti‧fi‧cial === Adjective === artificial m or f (masculine and feminine plural artificiales) artificial Antonym: natural ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “artificial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025