Of or pertaining to art; in accordance with the rules of art; technical.Contrived with skill or art; artistically done or represented; elaborate.Made or contrived by art, or by human skill and labor: opposed to natural: as, artificial heat or light; an artificial magnet.Made in imitation of or as a substitute for that which is natural or real: as, artificial pearls or diamonds; artificial flowers.Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; constrained; not genuine or natural: said of things.Full of affectation; not natural: said of persons.Artful; subtle; crafty; ingenious.n. A production of art.n. An artificer; an artisan.