artificiality
artificial quality.
an artificial thing or trait: artificialities of speech.
Origin of artificiality
1Other words from artificiality
- o·ver·ar·ti·fi·ci·al·i·ty, noun, plural o·ver·ar·ti·fi·ci·al·i·ties.
- su·per·ar·ti·fi·ci·al·i·ty, noun, plural su·per·ar·ti·fi·ci·al·i·ties.
Words Nearby artificiality
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How to use artificiality in a sentence
He was a guy who hated artificiality, yet he practiced his craft on, arguably, the most manipulative medium in history.
Anthony Bourdain’s messy, brilliant life comes into focus in a new oral biography | Tim Carman | September 30, 2021 | Washington PostThe audio aspect of Clubhouse, Key says, deepens the human connection, stripping away some of the artificiality of social media, and breeding empathy.
The artificiality of the TV show, when paired with the growing intimacy between the cast members, was often jarringly surreal.
The Surreal Genius of Bravo’s Rich Kids Docudrama ‘NYC Prep’ | Amy Zimmerman | April 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLiberals still searched for the authenticity and energy denied them by the artificiality of capitalism and democracy.
The Revolt Against the Masses and the Roots of Modern Liberalism | Fred Siegel | January 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe overwhelming impression through the pages of that book is one of studied artificiality.
This last phrase is characteristic and betrays the individual taste of the poet for artificiality.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierThe sentences will all be finished to a degree, and unquestionably will give a feeling of artificiality.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterHis own designs struck even his own imagination in a strange light; there was a smack of artificiality, of unreality about them.
Smoke | Turgenev Ivan SergeevichThe touch of artificiality was cold on this amazingly straightforward old man.
December Love | Robert HichensBut her face was anxious, her bright eyes were uneasy, and there was a perceptible stamp of artificiality upon her.
December Love | Robert Hichens
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