artificiality

noun

Definition of artificialitynext
as in smoothness

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Recent Examples of artificiality Through these reenactments, Fielder and Seyfried dig further into Holmes’s intentions and actions, though the audience is now hyperaware of the artificiality on-screen. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 Its obvious artificiality and absurdity fit neatly into an online meme culture that often revels in the uncanny. — Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 Still, an air of artificiality and sometimes theatricality does pervade his talky, often didactic scenes, which actually plays to the benefit of the performances — especially from Huston. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026 And anyone who has read even a little of Cusk’s previous work will recognize that these concerns map suspiciously closely to Cusk’s own preoccupations with artificiality. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 Is the artificiality and structural restriction of the majority of the season a lure for a show on the verge of going thoroughly bonkers in its finale? — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 Yet Voisard believes people are increasingly tuning into animal livestreams to escape artificiality. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026 Its very artificiality can be a turn-off. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026 No matter the role, that toughness was always there, a desire to push against the artificiality of acting to get at something true and lived-in within his characters. — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for artificiality
  1. smoothness
  2. glibness
  3. duplicity
  4. fakery
  5. oiliness
  6. falseness
  7. affectation
  8. unctuousness
Noun
  • The smoothness of Knock Knock echoes through the rolling mid-tempo grooves of Stiltz’s unshowy arrangements, featuring drifting pedal steel from Theo Stocks and tasteful embellishments from Ana Roxanne on piano and vocals.
    — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Manufacturers are switching to different materials, trading smoothness for safety.
    — Margaret Hetherman, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of smoothness
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  • Waititi never settles on one either, most often opting for a glibness that treats key aspects of the plot, including Klara’s rudimentary faith, into something like a joke.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement Still, Trump’s apparent glibness comes as the Republican Party faces what could be challenging midterm elections, as the economy and affordability remain top concerns for voters.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 June 2026
Definition of glibness
Noun
  • That these sort of games, with their duplicity, hypocrisies and teary moments of tenderness, are popular is beyond question, and that is certainly how viewers are invited to watch.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • David Sacks, former tech investor and White House AI and crypto czar, has an excellent counterpoint that could explain the apparent duplicity of Dario's manifesto.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of duplicity
Noun
  • Morad spearheads the kidnapping of Julie, who gives birth in a scene of gonzo fakery, with the militia men acting as obstetricians.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But it’s all being delivered by the same chaotic social media feeds that increasingly blur fact and fakery.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fakery
Noun
  • Yeomans says the approach can work for a range of concerns, including oiliness, dullness, frizz and weak hair that needs strengthening.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The right one can target acne, oiliness, pore size, and skin texture.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of oiliness
Noun
  • The falseness of the medium, though, jibed with the falseness of most attempts, throughout American history, to make sense of this enormous, strange man.
    — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of falseness
Noun
  • But, even then, American socialists walked a fine line—they were considered too radical for the mainstream and a mere bourgeois affectation by committed class revolutionaries.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • With rare exceptions, EV sound is little more than an affectation.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of affectation
Noun
  • Wagyu with filet mignon to achieve similar, less gamey unctuousness.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The fruit’s juicy core tangoes with the olive oil’s grassy unctuousness.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of unctuousness

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