artificiality

[ ahr-tuh-fish-ee-al-i-tee ]

/ ˌɑr təˌfɪʃ iˈæl ɪ ti /

artificial quality.

an artificial thing or trait: artificialities of speech.

Origin of artificiality

First recorded in 1755–65; artificial + -ity

o·ver·ar·ti·fi·ci·al·i·ty, noun, plural o·ver·ar·ti·fi·ci·al·i·ties. su·per·ar·ti·fi·ci·al·i·ty, noun, plural su·per·ar·ti·fi·ci·al·i·ties.

The artificiality of the TV show, when paired with the growing intimacy between the cast members, was often jarringly surreal.

The Surreal Genius of Bravo’s Rich Kids Docudrama ‘NYC Prep’ |Amy Zimmerman |April 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Liberals still searched for the authenticity and energy denied them by the artificiality of capitalism and democracy.

The Revolt Against the Masses and the Roots of Modern Liberalism |Fred Siegel |January 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Such talk is so much Romanticism and nonsense and unsoundness and artificiality.

Fathers and Sons |Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
The outstanding proof of the artificiality of this civilization is its powerlessness to propagate.

Germany and the Germans |Price Collier

Whether it be art or artificiality, the trick is beyond my powers.

Gabriel Tolliver |Joel Chandler Harris
Even in this vastness and this peace, man brought his artificiality to curb the freedom of nature.

Petticoat Rule |Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
Its artificiality and its lack of artificiality interested him.

Lord Stranleigh Abroad |Robert Barr