Meaning

5 senses
  1. Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.

    The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky.

    künstlich, künstlich

    иску́сственныйiskússtvennyj, иску́сственныйiskússtvennyj, притво́рныйpritvórnyj

    шту́чнийštúčnyj

  2. Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned.

    Her manner was somewhat artificial.

  3. Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.

    unnatürlich, affektiert

    иску́сственныйiskússtvennyj, ненатура́льныйnenaturálʹnyj, неесте́ственныйnejestéstvennyj

  4. Based on characteristics useful for identification, without regard for the formal differences used in classification.

  5. Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.

More definitions
  • artificially formal
  • contrived by art rather than nature
  • not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

Examples

218 sentences
  1. It's an artificial flower.

    Це штучна квітка. — deniko

    ruЭто искусственный цветок. — marafon

    deEs ist eine künstliche Blume. — Tamy

  2. AI stands for artificial intelligence.

    AI означає "штучний інтелект". — deniko

    ruИИ означает "искусственный интеллект". — marafon

    deKI steht für Künstliche Intelligenz. — MUIRIEL

  3. I don't like artificial flowers.

    Мені не подобаються штучні квіти. — deniko

    ruМне не нравятся искусственные цветы. — odexed

    deIch mag keine künstlichen Blumen. — mayabe

  4. We skied on artificial snow.

    Ми каталися на лижах на штучному снігу. — aandrusiak

    ruМы катались на лыжах по искусственному снегу. — marafon

  5. What are your views on artificial intelligence?

    ruКак ты относишься к искусственному интеллекту? — LanguagesLover

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
man-made:
Русский
By meaning 3
man-made:
false, misleading:
unnatural:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
man-made:
unnatural:

Origin

From Middle English artificial (“man-made”) via Old French (modern French artificiel), fro

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.

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