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keinotekoinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • artificial adj Made by humans rather than occurring naturally.
  • factitious adj Created by humans; artificial.
  • false adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
  • faux adj Fake or imitation, especially of a material or style.
  • plastic noun A synthetic material made from polymers that can be molded into shape when soft and then set solid.

Senses

keinotekoinen is used for these senses in English:

  • artificial Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
  • artificial (bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.
  • factitious Created by humans; artificial.
  • false Spurious, artificial.
  • faux Fake or artificial.
  • man-made Created by people, as opposed to occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.
  • plastic (figurative, derogatory) Inferior or not the real thing. [from 20th c.]
  • technogenic Of or pertaining to a process or substance created by human technology; anthropogenic, manmade.

artificial — full definition

  1. adj Made by humans rather than occurring naturally.
  2. adj Insincere or put on; not genuine.

factitious — full definition

  1. adj Created by humans; artificial.
  2. adj Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.

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