Definitions for naturalness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nat•u•ralˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl(adj.)
existing in or formed by nature:
a natural bridge.
of or pertaining to nature:
the natural world.
in a state of nature; uncultivated, as land.
having undergone little or no processing and containing no chemical additives:
natural food.
Category: Nutrition
having a physical existence, as opposed to one that is spiritual, intellectual, fictitious, etc.
belonging to the nature or essential constitution; inborn:
natural ability.
being such because of one's inborn nature or abilities:
a natural mathematician.
free from affectation or constraint:
a natural manner.
in accordance with the nature of things; to be expected:
a natural result.
in accordance with human nature.
based upon the innate moral feeling of humankind:
natural justice.
happening in the usual course of things, without the intervention of accident, violence, etc.:
a natural death.
illegitimate:
a natural son.
Category: Law
related by blood rather than by adoption:
one's natural parents.
Category: Common Vocabulary
based on what is learned from nature rather than on revelation:
natural religion.
true to or closely imitating nature:
a natural representation.
unenlightened or unregenerate:
natural man.
Music. neither sharp nor flat. changed in pitch by the natural sign.
Category: Music and Dance
not treated, refined, etc.; in its original state:
natural wood.
Category: Common Vocabulary
not tinted or colored; undyed.
having a pale tannish or grayish yellow color.
(n.)one that is or is likely to be suitable to or successful in an endeavor.
a white key on a piano, organ, or the like. the symbol 頸, placed before a note, canceling the effect of a previous sharp or flat. a note affected by the natural sign, or a tone thus represented.
Category: Music and Dance
a fool or idiot.
(in craps) a winning combination of 7 or 11 made on the first cast.
Category: Games
a natural substance or product.
Category: Common Vocabulary
an Afro hairstyle.
Origin of natural:
1300–50; ME naturel < MF < L nātūrālis (see nature , -al1)
nat′u•ral•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
naturalness(noun)
the quality of being natural or based on natural principles
"he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"
artlessness, innocence, ingenuousness, naturalness(noun)
the quality of innocent naivete
naturalness(noun)
the likeness of a representation to the thing represented
"engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music"
Wiktionary
naturalness(Noun)
The state or quality of being natural.
naturalness(Noun)
Of a picture or recording, likeness to the original.
Webster Dictionary
Naturalness(noun)
the state or quality of being natural; conformity to nature
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