Entry Word: fake

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials <opposed to the unnecessary killing of animals, sheʼll consider wearing only fake furs> — see imitation
2 being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud <arrested for peddling designer watches that were fake> — see counterfeit
3 lacking in natural or spontaneous quality <the bossʼs pitiful attempts at humor were met with fake laughter> — see artificial 1