artificial
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• adjective
Made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy or substitute of something natural.
"The stadium replaced its muddy grass field with artificial turf to allow year-round matches."
Insincere, forced, or affected in manner, behavior, or expression.
"She offered an artificial smile to the guests even though she was exhausted from hosting."
Created by arbitrary human convention or contrivance rather than arising from necessity or inherent nature.
"Historians noted that the colonial treaty drew artificial borders that ignored local cultural boundaries."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French artificiel, from Latin artificialis ('of or belonging to art'), derived from artificium ('handicraft, skill, or artifice'), combining ars ('art, skill') and facere ('to make').