Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being artificial or produced unnaturally.
Forms
- Plural
- artificialities → artifices…
Example sentences
- artifice The language of truth must be, with no doubt, simple and without artifice.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| artificiality | steady | |
| artifice | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- artifice3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (artifice3 = 3 syllables).