artificiality

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɑrtəˌfɪʃiˈæləti/ UK /ˌɑːtɪˌfɪʃiˈæləti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being contrived or not natural

The artificiality of his smile made everyone uneasy.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... unnaturalnessaffectation contrivance insincerity falsenessfactitiousness

Opposites

naturalness authenticity genuineness spontaneity

Word family

Related forms artificial artifice artificer art

Etymology

From artificial (from Latin artificialis, from artificium 'craft, skill', from ars 'art' and facere 'to make') plus the noun suffix -ity.

artificialis Latin ars Latin facere Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# artificiality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɑrtəˌfɪʃiˈæləti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɑːtɪˌfɪʃiˈæləti/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being contrived or not natural

## Examples
- The artificiality of his smile made everyone uneasy.

## Synonyms
- unnaturalness
- affectation
- contrivance
- insincerity
- falseness
- factitiousness

## Antonyms
- naturalness
- authenticity
- genuineness
- spontaneity

## Related Forms
- artificial
- artifice
- artificer
- art

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: artificialis
- Root: ars
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From artificial (from Latin artificialis, from artificium 'craft, skill', from ars 'art' and facere 'to make') plus the noun suffix -ity.

## AI Etymology
artificiality comes from artificial (from Latin artificialis, from artificium 'craft, skill', from ars 'art' and facere 'to make') plus the noun suffix -ity. Morphologically, the word is transparent: -ity is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the noun sense is "the quality of being contrived or not natural", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as artificial, artifice, artificer, art, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin artificialis, Latin ars, Latin facere, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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