adj.
1.not of natural origin
2.involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
3.systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
4.of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
5.artificial as if portrayed in a film
6.not genuine or natural synthetic n.
1.a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
Idiom of the Day
attend to (someone or something)
to take care or deal with someone or something
The doctor attended to the patient.