Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Made by humans; produced rather than natural.
- adj. Brought about or caused by sociopolitical or other human-generated forces or influences: set up artificial barriers against women and minorities; an artificial economic boom.
- adj. Made in imitation of something natural; simulated: artificial teeth.
- adj. Not genuine or natural: an artificial smile.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to art; in accordance with the rules of art; technical.
- Contrived with skill or art; artistically done or represented; elaborate.
- Made or contrived by art, or by human skill and labor: opposed to natural: as, artificial heat or light; an artificial magnet.
- Made in imitation of or as a substitute for that which is natural or real: as, artificial pearls or diamonds; artificial flowers.
- Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; constrained; not genuine or natural: said of things.
- Full of affectation; not natural: said of persons.
- Artful; subtle; crafty; ingenious.
- n. A production of art.
- n. An artificer; an artisan.
Wiktionary
- adj. Man-made; of artifice.
- adj. False, misleading.
- adj. Unnatural.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to
natural . - adj. Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine.
- adj. obsolete Artful; cunning; crafty.
- adj. Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
- adj. contrived by art rather than nature
- adj. artificially formal
Etymologies
- Via Old French (French: artificiel), from Latin artificialis from artificium ("skill"), from artifex, from ars ("skill"), and -fex, from facere ("to make"). (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Old French, from Latin artificiālis, belonging to art, from artificium, craftsmanship; see artifice. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The distinction between artificial and natural virtues that dominates the virtue ethics of the Treatise is almost entirely absent from the moral Enquiry; the term ˜artificial™ occurs in the latter only once in a footnote.”
“Even I, the anti-geek, am familiar with the term artificial intelligence.”
“He doesn't like the term "artificial intelligence," but that's what he's talking about -- an algorithm that keeps learning, growing and improving its performance.”
“The idea of simulating human intelligence had been discussed for decades, but the term "artificial intelligence" - originally used to help raise funds to support the conference - stuck.”
“Mr. McCarthy coined the phrase "artificial intelligence" for a 1956 conference he organized at Dartmouth College with longtime collaborator Marvin Minsky, Mr. Shannon and others that is widely considered the crucible of the field.”
The Wall Street Journal: Computer Scientist Coined 'Artificial Intelligence'
“Died: John McCarthy, 84, computer pioneer, coined the term artificial intelligence.”
“The other sources of loss may be classed under the term artificial, and are connected with agricultural practice.”
“The term artificial fertilizers, applies to all manurial applications, save those produced by domestic animals.”
“It is clearly a matter of Liberal principle that membership of a corporation should not depend on any hereditary qualification, nor be set about with any artificial difficulty of entry, where by the term artificial is meant any difficulty not involved in the nature of the occupation concerned, but designed for purposes of exclusiveness.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘artificial’.
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SCIE - mathematics
The most frequent words in the titles of mathematical books and journals (www.sciencedirect.com)
nonparametric, nonparametric sta..., multivariate anal..., partial different..., multivariate, topology, stochastic, differential equa..., linear algebra, harmonic analysis, applied mathematics, combinatorial and 205 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11250 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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INTERP - sexist language
Problematic and recommended terms according to the EP's guide on gender neutral language use
gender-neutral la..., biased, discriminatory, demeaning, political correct..., gender equality, gender neutrality, sexist language, masculine gender, inclusive form, generic form, discriminate agai... and 103 more...
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Words that describe themselves.
polysyllabic, sesquipedalian, common, supercilious, brief, english, erudite, abstraction, awkward, desuete, esoteric, recherché and 16 more...
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RitaJKing's list
transparency
shimmer, fantastical, sansula, rapture, melancholy, obviated, parenthetically, apoplexy, indelible, pillory, demagogues, quark and 41 more...
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It's an art
applecart, arterial, arthology, artesian, arthropod, arthrostraca, artifex, artificial, articulate, articling, artichoke, blue darter and 51 more...
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Copies of copies
replica, ersatz, synthetic, artificial, clone, simulacrum, reproduction, facsimile, carbon copy, twin, enantiomorph, antimer and 37 more...
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eggplantia5's Words
scintillate, marvel, cranberry, oscillate, triumph, bamboozle, grimace, magical, book, hexagon, cipher, compendium and 2727 more...
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everythingecstatic's Words
cadence, frenetic, eloquence, paradigm, nocturne, elusive, effervescence, soliloquy, plethora, elision, aqueous, transcend and 166 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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Not Quite The Real Thang
masquerade, sham, counterfeit, shyster, phoney, bogus, pseudo, artificial, fabricated, mock, concocted, false and 158 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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thegirlnextfloor's list
autumnal, avalanche, silhouette, antique, abysmal, scorch, sonic, surge, symmetry, whisper, penchant, dissipate and 349 more...
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nuwerdna's Words
smegma, defenestration, nubile, zeitgeist, stochastic, ergodic, stability, maudlin, recursion, aversion, agent, set and 239 more...
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Words
Words I like
flapdoodle, fungible, edify, malarkey, hearsay, persnickety, tchotchke, penultimate, flummery, stultify, dun, complain and 53 more...
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