synthetic
Of, or relating to synthesisOf, or relating to synthesis.
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» I'm allergic to synthetic rubber.
У мене алергія на синтетичну гуму. — deniko
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30 sentencesMeaning
7 sensesOf, or relating to synthesis.
синтети́ческийsintɛtíčeskij
синтети́чнийsyntetýčnyj
Artificial, not genuine.
синтети́ческийsintɛtíčeskij, иску́сственныйiskússtvennyj
синтети́чнийsyntetýčnyj
Produced by synthesis, thought to have the same effect as its natural counterpart, but chemically different from it.
synthetisch
синтети́ческийsintɛtíčeskij
синтети́чнийsyntetýčnyj
More meanings 4
Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
Of a smell, taste, or other sensory quality: artificial; perceptible as an unnatural taste.
Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).
синтети́ческийsintɛtíčeskij
синтети́чнийsyntetýčnyj
Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of bound morphemes to indicate syntactic relationships.
- not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
- involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
- systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
- of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
Origin
From French synthétique, from Ancient Greek συνθετικός (sunthetikós); Equivalent to syntheFrom French synthétique, from Ancient Greek συνθετικός (sunthetikós); Equivalent to synthesis + -ic (suffix formation of -tic).
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Forms
more synthetic, most synthetic| Comparative | more synthetic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most synthetic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially:man-madesemisynthetic
- involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis:synthetical
- of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts:synthetical
- artificial as if portrayed in a film:celluloid
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
56 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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