artificial vs soi-disant

artificial

adj
  • Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned. 

  • Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand. 

  • Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc. 

  • Man-made; made by humans; of artifice. 

soi-disant

adj
  • Self-styled; self-proclaimed. 

adv
  • supposedly 

How often have the words artificial and soi-disant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )