The meaning of ARTIFICIAL is made, produced, or done by humans especially to seem like something natural : man-made. How to use artificial in a sentence.

artificial adjective (NOT SINCERE) not sincere; not truly intended: an artificial smile

Artificial is used to describe things that are made or manufactured as opposed to occurring naturally. Artificial is often used as the opposite of natural. A close synonym of artificial is …

Definition of artificial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. made or produced to copy something natural; not real. All food served in the restaurant is completely free from …

An artificial state or situation exists only because someone has created it, and therefore often seems unnatural or unnecessary. Even in the artificial environment of an office, our body …

Not arising from natural or necessary causes; contrived or arbitrary: "Hausa [in Niger] ... are separated from their brethren in Nigeria by a porous and artificial border that the colonial …

There are 23 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word artificial, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

4 days ago · artificial (comparative more artificial, superlative most artificial) Man-made; made by humans; of artifice. quotations The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky.

ARTIFICIAL meaning: 1 : not natural or real made, produced, or done to seem like something natural; 2 : not happening or existing naturally created or caused by people

Made in imitation of or as a substitute for something natural; simulated. Artificial teeth.