| Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) 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. 2. (a.) Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine. 3. (a.) Artful; cunning; crafty. 4. (a.) Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as, artificial grasses. | Multi-Version Concordance Artificial (1 Occurrence) Nehemiah 3:16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, to the place over against the tombs of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty men. (See NAS RSV NIV) |