Definitions for unnatural
ʌnˈnætʃ ər əl, -ˈnætʃ rəlun·nat·u·ral

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unnaturaladjective

   not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature

   "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death"

2. abnormal, unnaturaladjective

   not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm

   "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"

3. affected, unnaturaladjective

   speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unnaturaladjective

   Not natural; supernatural or artificial.

2. unnaturaladjective

   Going against nature; perverse.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unnaturaladjective

   1. Contrary to the laws of nature; contrary to the common instincts.

   Her offence
   Must be of such unnatural degree,
   That monsters it. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   People of weak heads on the one hand, and vile affections on the other, have made an unnatural divorce between being wise and good. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps.

   ’Tis irreverent and unnatural, to scoff at the infirmities of old age. Roger L'Estrange.

   2. Acting without the affections implanted by nature.

   Rome, whose gratitude
   Tow’rds her deserving children, is enroll’d
   In Jove’s own book, like an unnatural dam,
   Should now eat up her own. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   If the tyrant were, to a son so noble, so unnatural,
   What will he be to us? John Denham, Sophy.

   3. Forced; not agreeable to the real state of persons or things.

   They admire only glittering trifles, that in a serious poem are nauseous, because they are unnatural. Would any man, who is ready to die for love, describe his passion like Narcissus? Dryden.

   In an heroic poem, two kinds of thoughts are carefully to be avoided; the first, are such as are affected and unnatural; the second, such as are mean and vulgar. Addison.

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1. unnatural

   Unnatural refers to something that is not in accordance with, not derived from, or not conformable to nature or the existing patterns or laws of nature. This can include phenomena, actions, or attributes that are considered strange, abnormal, artificial, or not expected within the biological, physical, or habitual norms. It may also refer to behaviors or conditions considered outside the norm, unusual or in violation of traditional societal or ethical standards.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unnaturaladjective

   not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unnatural

   un-nat′ū-ral, adj. not natural or according to nature: without natural affection.—v.t. Unnat′uralise.—adj. Unnat′uralised, not naturalised.—ns. Unnat′uralism, Unnatural′ity.—adv. Unnat′urally.—n. Unnat′uralness.

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How to pronounce unnatural?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say unnatural in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unnatural in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unnatural in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of unnatural in a Sentence

1. Ted Nugent:

   To my mind it is wholly irresponsible to go into the world incapable of preventing violence, injury, crime, and death. How feeble is the mindset to accept defenselessness. How unnatural. How cheap. How cowardly. How pathetic.

2. James Joyce:

   Love (understood as the desire of good for another) is in fact so unnatural a phenomenon that it can scarcely repeat itself, the soul being unable to become virgin again and not having energy enough to cast itself out again into the ocean of another's soul.

3. Oli London:

   People like these 18-year-olds that have had their bodies altered in unnatural ways, and now they live to regret it. She is saying they don't exist. And, you know, this was a committee meeting about combating violence against LGBT people. Well, I have to say, people like this woman are the reason why people that detransition get hate, they get bullied. They get abuse because people like her in a position of power that say these people don't exist. You know, that shows that these people don't care about detransition. They don't care about it. They just care about the dream being sold that everyone who is trans is happy. And it's simply not the case.

4. Chris McLindon:

   I regularly walked down the aisle and Stephen Prosser was not sat in an unnatural position for an economy seat, when Stephen Prosser left the aircraft, I watched Stephen Prosser walk down the jetty in a perfectly normal manner and showed no signs of injury.

5. Pradeep T:

   Friendship is like a tree; it needs care in early days when it's a small plant and when it grows to a size of a tree, it is there for you for a lifetime. Sadly, many plants face an unnatural, abrupt, and painful death.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unnatural
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unnatural
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unnatural
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnatural
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unnatural
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=unnatural