| artificial |
| 1. adj. Man-made; of artifice. | |
| The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky. | |
| 2. adj. False, misleading. | |
| Her manner was somewhat artificial. | |
| 3. adj. Unnatural. | |
| not |
| 1. adv. Negates the meaning of the modified verb. | |
| Did you take out the trash? No, I did not. | |
| Not knowing any better, I went ahead. | |
| 2. adv. To no degree. | |
| That is not red; it's orange. | |
| 3. conj. And not. | |
| I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken. | |
| He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple. | |
| 4. interj. (slang) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically. | |
| I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney... not! | |
| Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not! | |
| 5. n. Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function. | |
| You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip. | |
| 6. contraction. (obsolete) Contraction of ne wot, wot not; know not; knows not. | |
| genuine |
| 1. adj. Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native | |
| 2. adj. not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated | |
| a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials; genuine friendship | |
