synthetic

adjective

  1. 1

    of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts

    `all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition

  2. 2

    systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words

  3. 3

    involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis

    limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch

  4. 4

    not genuine or natural

    counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will

  5. 5

    artificial as if portrayed in a film

    a novel with flat celluloid characters

  6. 6

    not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially

    man-made fibers

    synthetic leather

noun

  1. 1

    a compound made artificially by chemical reactions

Synonyms

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