Meaning & Definition of Synthetic in English
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Synthetic
/sɪnθɛtɪk/
noun
1. A compound made artificially by chemical reactions
synonym:
- synthetic,
- synthetic substance
adjective
1. Not of natural origin
- Prepared or made artificially
- "Man-made fibers"
- "Synthetic leather"
synonym:
- man-made,
- semisynthetic,
- synthetic
2. 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
synonym:
- synthetic,
- synthetical
3. Systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
synonym:
- synthetic
4. Of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
- "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"
synonym:
- synthetic,
- synthetical
5. Artificial as if portrayed in a film
- "A novel with flat celluloid characters"
synonym:
- celluloid,
- synthetic
6. Not genuine or natural
- "Counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- george will
synonym:
- synthetic