artificial

Questions about artificial

What does artificial mean?

artificial means "contrived by art rather than nature". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in artificial?

artificial has 4 syllables: ar-ti-fic-ial. The stress falls on "fic". In IPA it is /ˌɑɹtəˈfɪʃəl/.

What is another word for artificial?

Close synonyms include unreal, contrived, hokey, stilted. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of artificial?

The recorded antonyms are natural.

Is artificial a common word?

artificial is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with artificial?

5 words rhyme with artificial. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.