Artificiality

//ˌɑː(ɹ).tɪˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being artificial or produced unnaturally. uncountable
  2. 2
    the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally wordnet
  3. 3
    Something artificial. countable

Synonyms

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affectationairsartfulnessartificeeuphemismeuphuism

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"The people of old were simple through honesty; the people of today are clever through artificiality."

Etymology

From artificial + -ity.

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