<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>made by human skill; produced by humans (natural): artificial flowers.</li><li>lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned: an artificial smile.</li><li>full of affectation; affected; stilted: artificial manners; artificial speech.</li><li>made without regard to the particular needs of a situation, person, etc.; imposed arbitrarily; unnatural: artificial rules for dormitory residents.</li><li>based on arbitrary, superficial characteristics rather than natural, organic relationships: an artificial system of classification.</li><li>manufactured to resemble a natural gem, in chemical composition or appearance.</li></ul>