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artificial

adjective/ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/ (ar-ti-FISH-uhl)Level B1
artificial meaning picture: A side-by-side view of a vase of bright plastic flowers next to a pot of real fresh marigolds on a windowsill
Picture meaning of “artificial” — Made by people, often as a copy of something natural; not real.

Made by people, often as a copy of something natural; not real.

Artificial things are made in factories or by humans instead of growing naturally, like plastic flowers or artificial colours in food.

artificial meaning in Hindi

कृत्रिम, नक़ली: मनुष्य द्वारा बनाया गया, अक्सर किसी प्राकृतिक चीज़ की नक़ल; असली नहीं।

कृत्रिम चीज़ें प्राकृतिक रूप से उगने के बजाय कारख़ानों में या मनुष्यों द्वारा बनाई जाती हैं, जैसे प्लास्टिक के फूल या खाने में कृत्रिम रंग।

Examples

  1. My aunt decorated the living room with artificial flowers because real ones die quickly.मेरी चाची ने बैठक को नक़ली फूलों से सजाया क्योंकि असली फूल जल्दी मुरझा जाते हैं।
  2. The food safety authority has warned sellers against using harmful artificial colours in sweets.खाद्य सुरक्षा प्राधिकरण ने विक्रेताओं को मिठाइयों में हानिकारक कृत्रिम रंग न मिलाने की चेतावनी दी है।

Synonyms & antonyms

man-madesyntheticfakeimitationnaturalrealgenuine

Memory trick

ARTIFICIAL = made with human ART, not by nature's hand.

💡 Did you know?

AI stands for 'artificial intelligence': computer systems that can do tasks that usually need human thinking.

Word origin

From Latin artificialis, from artificium 'craftsmanship', based on ars 'skill, art' and facere 'to make'.

Other meanings

adjective Made by people, not natural; not real.

artificial meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीकृत्रिम, नक़ली: मनुष्य द्वारा बनाया गया, अक्सर किसी प्राकृतिक चीज़ की नक़ल; असली नहीं।
Arabic · العربيةاصطناعي: من صنع الإنسان، وغالبًا تقليد لشيء طبيعي؛ ليس حقيقيًا.
French · FrançaisArtificiel : fabriqué par l'homme, souvent pour imiter quelque chose de naturel ; pas vrai.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaBuatan: dibuat manusia, sering meniru sesuatu yang alami; tidak asli.
Chinese · 中文人造的,人工的:由人制造、常模仿自然之物的;不是真的。

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