Synonyms for unartificial


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ahr-tuh-fish-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əl

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Définition of unartificial

Origin :
  • late 14c., in the phrase artificial day "part of the day from sunrise to sunset," from Old French artificial, from Latin artificialis "of or belonging to art," from artificium (see artifice). Meaning "made by man" (opposite of natural) is from early 15c. Applied to things that are not natural, whether real (artificial light) or not (artificial flowers). Artificial insemination dates from 1897. Artificial intelligence "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines" was coined in 1956.
  • As in ingenuous : adj honest, trustful
  • As in innocent : adj harmless, naive
  • As in simple : adj childlike, innocent
  • As in unaffected : adj honest, unsophisticated
  • As in unsophisticated : adj natural, simple
  • As in unworldly : adj not sophisticated; inexperienced
Example sentences :
  • And I like his style: it is unartificial and bears the stamp of manly sincerity.
  • Extract from : « Notes on Life and Letters » by Joseph Conrad
  • There is something solid, something pleasant and unartificial, about them.
  • Extract from : « Brittany » by Mortimer Menpes and Dorothy Menpes
  • Then away he went merrily over the unartificial ice on the Serpentine.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, February 16, 1895 » by Various
  • But unartificial nature is, in my opinion—haw—yes, a very wise nature, sometimes.
  • Extract from : « Cradock Nowell, Vol. 2 (of 3) » by Richard Doddridge Blackmore
  • Then she stood upon tiptoe to kiss him, she was so unartificial, even before the company.
  • Extract from : « Cradock Nowell, Vol. 2 (of 3) » by Richard Doddridge Blackmore
  • The isolated pair merely expressed their instincts in the unartificial, natural way.
  • Extract from : « The Kempton-Wace Letters » by Jack London
  • Here in everything there was the air, the decorum, and the unartificial comfort of home.
  • Extract from : « You Never Know Your Luck, Complete » by Gilbert Parker

Antonyms for unartificial

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