natural (ˈnætʃrəl
;-tʃərəl)
Definitions
adjective
- of, existing in, or produced by nature ⇒
natural science
natural cliffs
- in accordance with human nature ⇒
it is only natural to want to be liked
- as is normal or to be expected; ordinary or logical ⇒
the natural course of events
- not acquired; innate ⇒
a natural gift for sport
- being so through innate qualities ⇒
a natural leader
- not supernatural or strange ⇒
natural phenomena
- not constrained or affected; genuine or spontaneous
- not artificially dyed or coloured ⇒
a natural blonde
- following or resembling nature or life; lifelike ⇒
she looked more natural without her make-up
- not affected by man or civilization; uncultivated; wild ⇒
in the natural state this animal is not ferocious
- being or made from organic material; not synthetic ⇒
a natural fibre like cotton
- illegitimate; born out of wedlock
- not adopted but rather related by blood ⇒
her natural parents
- music
- not sharp or flat
- (postpositive) denoting a note that is neither sharp nor flat ⇒
B natural
- (of a key or scale) containing no sharps or flats Compare flat1 (sense 23) , sharp (sense 12)
- music of or relating to a trumpet, horn, etc, without valves or keys, on which only notes of the harmonic series of the keynote can be obtained
- determined by inborn conviction ⇒
natural justice
natural rights
- cards
- (of a card) not a joker or wild card
- (of a canasta or sequence) containing no wild cards
- (of a bid in bridge) describing genuine values; not conventional
- based on the principles and findings of human reason and what is to be learned of God from nature rather than on revelation ⇒
natural religion
noun
- informal a person or thing regarded as certain to qualify for success, selection, etc ⇒
the horse was a natural for first place
- music
- Also called (US)
cancel an accidental cancelling a previous sharp or flat Usual symbol♮ - a note affected by this accidental Compare flat1 (sense 35) , sharp (sense 19)
- Also called (US)
- pontoon the combination of an ace with a ten or court card when dealt to a player as his or her first two cards
- obsolete an imbecile; idiot
Alternative Forms
ˈnaturalness nounSynonyms
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normal,
common,
stock,
standard,
established,
regular,
usual,
ordinary,
typical,
routine,
everyday,
accustomed,
customary,
commonplace,
habitual,
run-of-the-mill,
unexceptional,
=
innate,
native,
characteristic,
indigenous,
inherent,
natal,
instinctive,
intuitive,
congenital,
inborn,
immanent,
in your blood
hard-wired,
essential,
=
unaffected,
open,
frank,
genuine,
spontaneous,
candid,
unpretentious,
unsophisticated,
dinkum,
artless,
ingenuous,
real,
simple,
unstudied,
Translations
- British English:
natural
If you say that it is natural for someone to act in a particular way, you mean that it is reasonable in the circumstances.It is only natural for young people to want excitement.ˈnætʃrəl; -tʃərəl ADJECTIVE It is only natural for young people to want excitement.
- Spanish:
natural
adj
- French:
naturel
adj
- German:
natürlich
adj
- Chinese: 自然的 adj
- Arabic: طَبِيعِيٌّ adj
- Portuguese: natural adj
- Russian: природный adj природная
- Croatian: prirodan adj prirodna
- Czech: přirozený adj
- Danish: naturlig adj
- Dutch: natuurlijk adj
- Finnish: luonnollinen adj
- Greek: φυσικός adj φυσική
- Italian: naturale adj
- Japanese: 当然の no_posp
- Korean: 자연의 adj
- Norwegian: naturlig adj
- Polish: naturalny adj naturalna
- Brazilian Portuguese: natural adj
- European Spanish:
natural
adj
- Swedish: naturlig adj naturligt
- Thai: ธรรมชาติ adj
- Turkish: doğal adj
- Vietnamese: thuộc tự nhiên adj
Usage examples
We followed him into his carefully lit study, whose only natural light came from a single skylight high in the roof.
, BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)A glazed external elevation fills a once-useless service yard with natural light.
Country Life (2004)The Constitution, he said, recognised the Most Holy Trinity as the ultimate source of the natural law.
Irish Times (2002)In fact, the natural stability of the Sport Tourer is one of its most impressive features.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Here we encounter a unique form of identification between men and their natural counterparts.
, ABORIGINE DREAMING: Introduction to the Wisdom and Thought of the Aboriginal Traditions of Australia (2002)