artificial

  • 11artificial — [adj1] fake; imitation bogus, counterfeit, ersatz, fabricated, factitious, faked, false, falsie*, hyped up*, manufactured, mock, phony*, plastic, sham, simulated, specious, spurious, substitute, synthetic, unnatural, unreal; concept 582 Ant.… …

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  • 12artificial — 1. hecho por el trabajo humano como sustituto de algo que es natural. 2. simulado, que resulta del arte de la imitación del natural. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …

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  • 13artificial — adj. 2 g. 1. Que não é natural. 2. Dissimulado, fingido. 3. Postiço. 4.  [Figurado] Factício …

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  • 14artificial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) made as a copy of something natural. 2) contrived or affected. DERIVATIVES artificiality noun artificially adverb. ORIGIN from Latin artificium, from ars art + facere make …

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  • 15artificial — ► adjetivo 1 Que ha sido hecho por el hombre: ■ prefiero las flores artificiales, no me dan alergia. ANTÓNIMO natural 2 Se refiere a la persona, acción, sentimiento que muestra artificio o poca naturalidad: ■ me molesta su artificial sonrisa.… …

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  • 16artificial — 01. There is a small [artificial] lake for ducks in the center of the park. 02. There is no sugar in this gum; it only has [artificial] sweeteners. 03. Candy is full of [artificial] colors to make it attractive to children. 04. Terry Fox ran… …

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  • 17artificial — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)tɪfɪ̱ʃ(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology. ...a wholefood diet free from artificial additives, colours and flavours …

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  • 18artificial — artificially, adv. artificialness, n. /ahr teuh fish euhl/, adj. 1. made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers. 2. imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring. 3. lacking naturalness or… …

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  • 19artificial — ar|ti|fi|cial [ ,artı fıʃl ] adjective ** 1. ) made by people and used instead of something natural: The growers use both natural and artificial light. The product contains no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives. a ) made by people to… …

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  • 20artificial */*/ — UK [ˌɑː(r)tɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l] / US [ˌɑrtɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l] adjective 1) a) made by people and used instead of something natural The growers use both natural and artificial light. The product contains no artificial colours, flavours, or preservatives. b) made by… …

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