Question

An a_________ state or situation exists only because someone has created it, and therefore often seems unnatural or unnecessary .An artificial state or situation exists only because someone has created it, and therefore often seems unnatural or unnecessary .Even in the artificial environment of an office, our body rhythms continue to affect us.Removed from the artificial atmosphere of the fashion show, high-fashion clothes often look cheap and silly....the artificiality of our adversarial system of justice....state subsidies that have kept retail prices artificially low. adjectiveArtificial 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.The city is dotted with small lakes, natural and artificial.He did not want his life to be prolonged by artificial means....artificially sweetened lemonade....drugs which artificially reduce heart rate.An artificial state or situation exists only because someone has created it, and therefore often seems unnatural or unnecessary .Even in the artificial environment of an office, our body rhythms continue to affect us.Removed from the artificial atmosphere of the fashion show, high-fashion clothes often look cheap and silly....the artificiality of our adversarial system of justice....state subsidies that have kept retail prices artificially low.If you describe someone or their behaviour as artificial, you disapprove of them because they pretend to have attitudes and feelings which they do not really have.The voice was patronizing and affected, the accent artificial.... the artificiality of all relationships in that nervous city.If you say that food tastes or looks artificial, you do not like it because its taste or appearance does not seem genuine, and seems to be created by added substances.The meat was chewy and the sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial....complaints that their tinned peas were an artificial shade of green. B2

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artificial artificiallyartificialityartificiallyartificiality

query	An a_________ state or situation exists only because someone has created it, and therefore often seems unnatural or unnecessary .An artificial state or situation exists only because someone has created it, and therefore often seems unnatural or unnecessary . Even in the artificial environment of an office, our body rhythms continue to affect us. Removed from the artificial atmosphere of the fashion show, high-fashion clothes often look cheap and silly. ...the artificiality of our adversarial system of justice. ...state subsidies that have kept retail prices artificially low.
word	artificial
full-definition	adjective 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. The city is dotted with small lakes, natural and artificial. He did not want his life to be prolonged by artificial means. ...artificially sweetened lemonade. ...drugs which artificially reduce heart rate. An artificial state or situation exists only because someone has created it, and therefore often seems unnatural or unnecessary . Even in the artificial environment of an office, our body rhythms continue to affect us. Removed from the artificial atmosphere of the fashion show, high-fashion clothes often look cheap and silly. ...the artificiality of our adversarial system of justice. ...state subsidies that have kept retail prices artificially low. If you describe someone or their behaviour as artificial, you disapprove of them because they pretend to have attitudes and feelings which they do not really have. The voice was patronizing and affected, the accent artificial. ... the artificiality of all relationships in that nervous city. If you say that food tastes or looks artificial, you do not like it because its taste or appearance does not seem genuine, and seems to be created by added substances. The meat was chewy and the sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial. ...complaints that their tinned peas were an artificial shade of green.
inflections	artificiallyartificialityartificiallyartificiality
cefr-level	B2

Artificial Created Artificiality Artificially State Situation Exists Unnatural