- A brilliant glass, used in the manufacture of artificial
paste gems, which consists essentially of a complex borosilicate of
lead and potassium. Cf. Glass.
- Natural antonym - Not genuine - Not occurring naturally - Synthetic - tactile - Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human
skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or
light, gems, salts, minerals, fountains, flowers. - Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine.