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 Definitions of natural  [ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl]  

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Definition of 'natural' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) natural
existing in or formed by nature:
a natural bridge.

2.  natural
of or pertaining to nature:
the natural world.

3.  natural
in a state of nature; uncultivated, as land.

4.  natural
having undergone little or no processing and containing no chemical additives:
natural food.

5.  natural
having a physical existence, as opposed to one that is spiritual, intellectual, fictitious, etc.

6.  natural
belonging to the nature or essential constitution; inborn:
natural ability.

7.  natural
being such because of one's inborn nature or abilities:
a natural mathematician.

8.  natural
free from affectation or constraint:
a natural manner.

9.  natural
in accordance with the nature of things; to be expected:
a natural result.

10.  natural
in accordance with human nature.

11.  natural
based upon the innate moral feeling of humankind:
natural justice.

12.  natural
happening in the usual course of things, without the intervention of accident, violence, etc.:
a natural death.

13.  natural
illegitimate:
a natural son.

14.  natural
related by blood rather than by adoption:
one's natural parents.

15.  natural
based on what is learned from nature rather than on revelation:
natural religion.

16.  natural
true to or closely imitating nature:
a natural representation.

17.  natural
unenlightened or unregenerate:
natural man.

18.  natural
Music.

19.  natural
neither sharp nor flat.

20.  natural
changed in pitch by the natural sign.

21.  natural
not treated, refined, etc.; in its original state:
natural wood.

22.  natural
not tinted or colored; undyed.

23.  natural
having a pale tannish or grayish yellow color.

24. (n.) natural
one that is or is likely to be suitable to or successful in an endeavor.

25.  natural
a white key on a piano, organ, or the like.

26.  natural
the symbol ♮, placed before a note, canceling the effect of a previous sharp or flat.

27.  natural
a note affected by the natural sign, or a tone thus represented.

28.  natural
a fool or idiot.

29.  natural
(in craps) a winning combination of 7 or 11 made on the first cast.

30.  natural
a natural substance or product.

31.  natural
an Afro hairstyle.

Etymology:  (1300–50; ME naturel < MF < L nātūrālis (see nature , -al1))

Definition of 'natural' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) natural
someone regarded as certain to succeed
"he's a natural for the job"

2. (noun) natural, cancel
a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

3. (adj) natural
(craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

4. (adj) natural
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
"a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"

5. (adj) natural
existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
"a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers"

6. (adj) natural
existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
"a perfectly natural explanation"

7. (adj) natural
functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies
"it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild"

8. (adj) natural
(of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
"a natural scale"; "B natural"

9. (adj) natural, instinctive
unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
"a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"

10. (adj) natural, raw(a), rude(a)
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
"natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"

11. (adj) natural
related by blood; not adopted

12. (adj) natural, born(p), innate(p)
being talented through inherited qualities
"a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"

13. (adj) lifelike, natural
free from artificiality
"a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"


Definition of 'natural' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) natural
existing in nature, not made by humans
a drink made from all natural ingredients; a natural way to lower blood sugar; the beauty of the natural world

2.  natural
normal or reasonable
It's natural to feel sad when a pet dies.; It seemed natural that she wanted to be with her brother.

3.  natural
existing from birth
a natural talent for art; his natural leadership qualities

4.  natural
sincere and not seeming false
Her smile was natural and sweet.

5. (noun) natural
sb who does not have to try hard to do sth, or is exactly the right type to do sth
As a pianist - he's a natural.; a natural to fill the position


Definition of 'natural' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) natural
fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential; characteristic; not artifical, foreign, assumed, put on, or acquired; as, the natural growth of animals or plants; the natural motion of a gravitating body; natural strength or disposition; the natural heat of the body; natural color

2. (adj) natural
conformed to the order, laws, or actual facts, of nature; consonant to the methods of nature; according to the stated course of things, or in accordance with the laws which govern events, feelings, etc.; not exceptional or violent; legitimate; normal; regular; as, the natural consequence of crime; a natural death

3. (adj) natural
having to do with existing system to things; dealing with, or derived from, the creation, or the world of matter and mind, as known by man; within the scope of human reason or experience; not supernatural; as, a natural law; natural science; history, theology

4. (adj) natural
conformed to truth or reality

5. (adj) natural
springing from true sentiment; not artifical or exaggerated; -- said of action, delivery, etc.; as, a natural gesture, tone, etc

6. (adj) natural
resembling the object imitated; true to nature; according to the life; -- said of anything copied or imitated; as, a portrait is natural

7. (adj) natural
having the character or sentiments properly belonging to one's position; not unnatural in feelings

8. (adj) natural
connected by the ties of consanguinity

9. (adj) natural
begotten without the sanction of law; born out of wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; as, a natural child

10. (adj) natural
of or pertaining to the lower or animal nature, as contrasted with the higher or moral powers, or that which is spiritual; being in a state of nature; unregenerate

11. (adj) natural
belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some system, in which the base is 1; -- said or certain functions or numbers; as, natural numbers, those commencing at 1; natural sines, cosines, etc., those taken in arcs whose radii are 1

12. (adj) natural
produced by natural organs, as those of the human throat, in distinction from instrumental music

13. (adj) natural
of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major

14. (adj) natural
applied to an air or modulation of harmony which moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but little from the original key

15. (noun) natural
a native; an aboriginal

16. (noun) natural
natural gifts, impulses, etc

17. (noun) natural
one born without the usual powers of reason or understanding; an idiot

18. (noun) natural
a character [/] used to contradict, or to remove the effect of, a sharp or flat which has preceded it, and to restore the unaltered note


Translation of 'natural' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: of or produced by nature, not made by men
Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: natuurlik Arabic flag Arabic: طَبيعي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: природен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: natural Czech flag Czech: přírodní German flag German: natürlich
Danish flag Danish: naturlig Greek flag Greek: φυσικός, που προέρχεται α Spanish flag Spanish: natural
Estonian flag Estonian: loodus-, looduslik Farsi flag Farsi: طبیعی Finnish flag Finnish: luonnollinen
French flag French: naturel Hebrew flag Hebrew: טִבעִי Hindi flag Hindi: प्राकृतिक
Croatian flag Croatian: prirodan, naravan Hungarian flag Hungarian: természeti; természetes Indonesian flag Indonesian: alami
Icelandic flag Icelandic: náttúrulegur, náttúru- Italian flag Italian: naturale Japanese flag Japanese: 天然の
Korean flag Korean: 자연 그대로의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: gamtos, natūralus Latvian flag Latvian: dabisks; dabas-
Malay flag Malay: semula jadi Dutch flag Dutch: natuurlijk Norwegian flag Norwegian: natur-, naturlig forekomm
Polish flag Polish: naturalny Persian flag Persian: طبیعی Pashto flag Pashto: طبيعى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: natural Romanian flag Romanian: natural Russian flag Russian: природный
Slovak flag Slovak: prírodný Slovenian flag Slovenian: naraven Serbian flag Serbian: prirodan
Swedish flag Swedish: naturlig, natur- Thai flag Thai: เป็นธรรมชาติ Turkish flag Turkish: doğal, tabiî
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 自然界的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: природний, натуральний Urdu flag Urdu: قدرتي
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tự nhiên Chinese flag Chinese: 自然界的

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