Artificial vs Faux - What's the difference?
artificial | faux |
Man-made; of artifice.
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False, misleading.
Unnatural.
Fake or artificial
As adjectives the difference between artificial and faux
is that artificial is man-made; of artifice while faux is fake or artificial.artificial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine. But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.}}
Derived terms
* artificial consciousness * artificial intelligence * artificiality * artificially * artificialness * artificial selection * artificial turfSee also
* fake ----faux
English
Adjective
(-)- clothing made from faux leather
- a faux -archaic style of speech
- faux wine