contrived en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /kənˈtɹaɪvd/
Meanings
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Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
contrived answer
Sign languages are natural languages, emerging spontaneously when a group of deaf people meets and interacts on a regular basis over a period of time. They differ from spoken languages in terms of the physical modality in which they are transmitted. However, like spoken languages, they arise within a community, and are not contrived systems of communication.
2013, Irit Meir, Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics, volume 3 (overall work in English), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 561:contrived solution
contrived speech
contrived joke
- Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most contrived | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more contrived | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
uncontrived · contrivedly · contrivedness
Synonyms
staged · hokey · factitious · insincere
Translations (61)
nl bij de haren getrokken (unnatural, forced) · nl bedrieglijk (unnatural, forced) · hu beállított (created in a deliberate way) · cmn 不自然的 (unnatural, forced) · fr affecté (unnatural, forced) · fi väkinäinen (unnatural, forced) · ru неесте́ственный (created in a deliberate way) · es complotado (created in a deliberate way) · ka არაბუნებრივი (unnatural, forced) · cmn 人為的 /人为的 (unnatural, forced) · de gekünstelt (unnatural, forced) · ro forțat (unnatural, forced) · de künstlich (unnatural, forced) · fi tarkoituksellinen (created in a deliberate way) · hu mesterkélt (unnatural, forced) · el σχεδιασμένος (unnatural, forced) · pl wydumany (unnatural, forced) · es urdido (created in a deliberate way) · hu erőltetett (unnatural, forced) · el σκηνοοθετημένος (unnatural, forced) · de gezwungen (unnatural, forced) · fr feint (unnatural, forced) · fr forcé (unnatural, forced) · ca artificial (unnatural, forced) · nb oppkonstruert (unnatural, forced) · ga tacair (unnatural, forced) · hu művi (unnatural, forced) · nl gekunsteld (unnatural, forced) · fi epäaito (unnatural, forced) · pt deliberado (created in a deliberate way) · fi pakotettu (created in a deliberate way) · ka ნაძალადევი (unnatural, forced) · hu keresett (unnatural, forced) · cmn 矯揉造作的 /矫揉造作的 (unnatural, forced) · fi pakotettu (unnatural, forced) · sv långsökt (unnatural, forced) · ru неесте́ственный (unnatural, forced) · cmn 刻意的 (created in a deliberate way) · pl przekombinowany (unnatural, forced) · hi मनगढ़ंत (unnatural, forced) · cmn 人為的 /人为的 (created in a deliberate way) · es muy elaborado (created in a deliberate way) · ru иску́сственно со́зданный (created in a deliberate way) · pl sztuczny (unnatural, forced) · sv krystad (unnatural, forced) · hi कल्पित (unnatural, forced) · nb kunstig (unnatural, forced) · ca forçat (unnatural, forced) · ru специа́льно со́зданный (created in a deliberate way) · hu megrendezett (created in a deliberate way) · de unnatürlich (unnatural, forced) · es artificioso (unnatural, forced) · fr artificiel (unnatural, forced) · hu kieszelt (created in a deliberate way) · hu kiagyalt (created in a deliberate way) · cmn 做作的 (unnatural, forced) · nl slinks (unnatural, forced) · fi teennäinen (unnatural, forced) · fi teennäinen (created in a deliberate way) · es maquinado (created in a deliberate way) · ro artificial (unnatural, forced)