natural
pronunciation
How to pronounce natural in British English:
UK [ˈnætʃrəl]
How to pronounce natural in American English:
US [ˈnætʃrəl]
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- Noun:
- someone regarded as certain to succeed
- a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
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- Adjective:
- in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
- existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
- existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
- functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies
- of a key containing no sharps or flats
- unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
- (used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition
- related by blood; not adopted
- being talented through inherited qualities
- unaffected and natural looking
Word Origin
- natural (adj.)
- c. 1300, naturel, "of one's inborn character; hereditary, by birth;" early 14c. as "of the world of nature (especially as opposed to man)," from Old French naturel "of nature, conforming to nature; by birth," and directly from Latin naturalis "by birth, according to nature," from natura "nature" (see nature). From late 15c. as "not miraculous, in conformity with nature." Meaning "easy, free from affectation" is attested from c. 1600. Of things, "not artificially created," c. 1600. As a euphemism for "illegitimate, bastard" (of children), it is first recorded c. 1400, on notion of blood kinship (but not legal status). Natural science is from late 14c.; natural law is from early 15c. Natural order "apparent order in nature" is from 1690s. Natural childbirth first attested 1933. Natural life, usually in reference to the duration of life, is from late 15c. Natural history is from 1560s (see history). To die of natural causes is from 1570s.
- natural (n.)
- "person with a natural gift or talent," 1925, originally in prizefighting, from natural (adj.). In Middle English, the word as a noun meant "natural capacity, physical ability or power" (early 14c.), and it was common in sense "a native of a place" in Shakespeare's day. Also in 17c., "a mistress."
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Example
- 1. It is rich in natural resources .
- 2. Google could be his natural ally .
- 3. My mom has a great natural aesthetic sense .
- 4. It 's worth letting them take their natural course .
- 5. The lemons provide a natural cleaning power and great scent .