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- pronunciation:
- nae
ch
 r
l
[or]
naech
rl
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, pertaining to, produced by, or existing in nature.
The zoo hopes to return the large cat to its natural habitat in the forest.Honey is a natural sweetener.- synonyms:
- native
- antonyms:
- artificial, factitious, man-made, preternatural, synthetic, unnatural
- similar words:
- genuine
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| definition 2: |
according to or resulting from human nature or innate human capability.
It is natural to feel anger when one is offended or hurt by others.She has a natural talent for gymnastics.- synonyms:
- constitutional, inherent, intrinsic, native
- antonyms:
- unnatural
- similar words:
- born, congenital, immanent, inborn, innate, instinctive
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| definition 3: |
true or spontaneous; not affected, pretended, or forced.
Your smile in this photograph doesn't look natural.- synonyms:
- authentic, genuine, sincere, spontaneous, true, unaffected
- antonyms:
- affected, artificial, false, forced, mannered, stilted, strained, unnatural
- similar words:
- careless, free, honest, real, simple, unconstrained, unpretentious
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| definition 4: |
without artificial modification; unadulterated.
natural foods- synonyms:
- unadulterated
- antonyms:
- adulterated, artificial, refined
- similar words:
- authentic, genuine, organic, pure, real, unmodified
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| definition 5: |
expected; ordinary.
Pain is a natural consequence of disease.- synonyms:
- habitual, normal, ordinary, regular, typical, usual
- antonyms:
- abnormal, exceptional, surprising, unexpected
- similar words:
- accustomed, characteristic, consequent, customary, expected, logical, standard
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| definition 6: |
relating to the sciences that deal with the phenomena of nature.
- antonyms:
- preternatural
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| definition 7: |
based on what is considered inherently right or moral.
natural rights- synonyms:
- just, legitimate, moral
- similar words:
- basic, correct, decent, fundamental, intrinsic, primary
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| definition 8: |
related by birth or blood.
natural parents- synonyms:
- akin, consanguineous, related
- antonyms:
- adoptive
- similar words:
- biological, genetic, kin
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| related words: |
artless, automatic, brute, candid, crude, earthly, easy, effortless, homely, informal, ingenuous, inherent, naive, native, necessary, primitive, pristine, raw, spontaneous, true, unsophisticated, virgin, wild, worldly |
adverb + (adj.)natural
perfectly
(adj.)natural
+ noun
affinity,
ally,
attraction,
beauty,
catastrophe,
cause,
chemical,
childbirth,
compound,
curiosity,
cycle,
defense,
disaster,
disturbance,
dye,
ecology,
ecosystem,
enemy,
environment,
estrogen,
evolution,
extension,
fertilizer,
fiber,
flavor,
flow,
fluctuation,
gas,
habitat,
hazard,
heating,
heritage,
history,
hormone,
impulse,
inclination,
ingredient,
instinct,
killer,
landscape,
law,
lighting,
mineral,
monopoly,
mortality,
occurrence,
organism,
outgrowth,
pesticide,
phenomenon,
philosopher,
philosophy,
pipeline,
predator,
progesterone,
progression,
remedy,
reserve,
resource,
rhythm,
science,
selection,
setting,
substance,
supplement,
surroundings,
talent,
tendency,
theology,
treasure,
variability,
variation,
vegetation,
wetland,
wonder
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one who is considered to be gifted or inherently suited for a particular activity.
As a musician she's a natural.- synonyms:
- whiz
- similar words:
- genius, master, talent
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adjective + (n.)natural
human, nordic, organic, short, suave, sure
verb + (n.)natural
hang, study
noun + (n.)natural
bag, beef, bone, bottom, conditioner, container, ebony, garden, gold, hair, leaf, others, pod, sharp, size, source
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| derivation: |
naturalness (n.) |
The word natural
contains the following part:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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