The difference between Artificial and Natural
When used as adjectives, artificial means man-made, whereas natural means that exists and evolved within the confines of an ecosystem.
Natural is also noun with the meaning: a native inhabitant of a place, country etc.
check bellow for the other definitions of Artificial and Natural
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Artificial as an adjective:
Man-made; of artifice.
Examples:
"The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky."
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Artificial as an adjective:
False, misleading.
Examples:
"Her manner was somewhat artificial."
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Artificial as an adjective:
Unnatural.
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Natural as an adjective:
That exists and evolved within the confines of an ecosystem.
Examples:
"The species will be under threat if its natural habitat is destroyed."
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Natural as an adjective:
Of or relating to nature.
Examples:
"In the natural world the fit tend to live on while the weak perish."
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Natural as an adjective:
Without artificial additives.
Examples:
"'Natural food is healthier than processed food."
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Natural as an adjective:
As expected; reasonable.
Examples:
"It's natural for business to be slow on Tuesdays."
"His prison sentence was the natural consequence of a life of crime."
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Natural as an adjective (music):
Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ♮.
Examples:
"There's a wrong note here: it should be C natural instead of C sharp."
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Natural as an adjective (music):
Produced by natural organs, such as those of the human throat, in distinction from instrumental music.
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Natural as an adjective (music):
Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but little from the original key.
Examples:
"rfquotek Moore (Encyc. of Music)"
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Natural as an adjective (math):
Having 1 as the base of the system, of a function or number.
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Natural as an adjective (dice):
Without, or prior to, modification or adjustment. The result of a dice roll before bonuses or penalties are added to or subtracted from the result.
Examples:
"the natural motion of a gravitating body"
"The chairs were all natural oak but the table had a lurid finish."
"So-called second-generation [[w:Breast implant silicone breast implants]] looked and felt more like the natural breast."
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Natural as an adjective:
Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to one's position; not unnatural in feelings.
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Natural as an adjective (obsolete):
Connected by the ties of consanguinity.
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Natural as an adjective (obsolete):
Born out of wedlock; illegitimate; bastard.
Examples:
"a natural child"
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Natural as an adjective (of sexual intercourse):
Without a condom.
Examples:
"We made natural love."
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Natural as a noun (now, _, rare):
A native inhabitant of a place, country etc.
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Natural as a noun (music):
A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental, or the symbol ♮ used to indicate such a note.
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Natural as a noun:
One with an innate talent at or for something.
Examples:
"He's a natural on the saxophone."
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Natural as a noun:
An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric.
Examples:
"color paneFAD6A5"
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Natural as a noun (archaic):
One with a simple mind; a fool or idiot.
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Natural as a noun (colloquial, chiefly, _, UK):
One's natural life.
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Natural as a noun (US, colloquial):
A hairstyle for people with afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated.
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Natural as a noun (algebra):
Closed under submodules, direct sums, and injective hulls.