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natural.

Existing in nature.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl//ˈnæt.(ə.)ɹəl//ˈnatʃ(ʊ)rəl/South-Asia/ˈnetʃ(ʊ)rəl/South-Asia
  1. Existing in nature. Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned.

  2. Existing in nature. Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature.

    The species will be under threat if its natural habitat is destroyed.
  3. Existing in nature. As expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances.

    It's natural for business to be slow on Tuesdays.
    His prison sentence was the natural consequence of a life of crime.
  4. Existing in nature. Formed by nature; not manufactured or created by artificial processes.

  5. Existing in nature. Pertaining to death brought about by disease or old age, rather than by violence, accident etc.

    She died of natural causes.
  6. Existing in nature. Having an innate ability to fill a given role or profession, or display a specified character.

  7. Existing in nature. Designating a standard trigonometric function of an angle, as opposed to the logarithmic function.

  8. Existing in nature. Closed under submodules, direct sums, and injective hulls.

  9. Existing in nature. Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ♮.

    There's a wrong note here: it should be C natural instead of C sharp.
  10. Existing in nature. Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives.

    Natural food is healthier than processed food.
  11. Existing in nature. Pertaining to a decoration that preserves or enhances the appearance of the original material; not stained or artificially coloured.

  12. Existing in nature. Pertaining to a fabric still in its undyed state, or to the colour of undyed fabric.

  13. Existing in nature. Pertaining to a dice roll before bonuses or penalties have been applied to the result.

  14. Existing in nature. Not having used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.

  15. Existing in nature. Uncircumcised; intact.

  16. Existing in nature. Bidding in an intuitive way that reflects one's actual hand.

  17. Pertaining to birth or descent; native. Having a given status (especially of authority) by virtue of birth.

  18. Pertaining to birth or descent; native. Related genetically but not legally to one's father; born out of wedlock, illegitimate.

  19. Pertaining to birth or descent; native. Related by birth; genetically related.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English natural, borrowed from Old French natural, naturel, from Latin nātūrālis, from nātus, the perfect participle of nāscor (“be born”, verb). Displaced native Old English ġecynde. By surface analysis, natur(e) + -al.

noun/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl//ˈnæt.(ə.)ɹəl//ˈnatʃ(ʊ)rəl/South-Asia/ˈnetʃ(ʊ)rəl/South-Asia
  1. A native inhabitant of a place, country, etc.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  2. A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note.

    countable · uncountable
  4. One with an innate talent at or for something.

    countable · uncountable
    He's a natural on the saxophone.
  5. An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric.

    uncountable
  6. One with a simple mind; a fool or idiot.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  7. One's life.

    UK · colloquial · countable · uncountable
  8. A hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated.

    US · colloquial · countable · uncountable
  9. A breast which has not been modified by plastic surgery.

    countable · in-plural · slang · uncountable
    big naturals
  10. Someone who has not used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing substances.

    countable · uncountable
  11. A roll of two dice with a score of 7 or 11 on the comeout roll.

    countable · uncountable
  12. A deal of cards totalling 8 or 9.

    countable · uncountable
  13. Synonym of pontoon (“hand totalling 21 points”).

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English natural, borrowed from Old French natural, naturel, from Latin nātūrālis, from nātus, the perfect participle of nāscor (“be born”, verb). Displaced native Old English ġecynde. By surface analysis, natur(e) + -al.

adv/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl//ˈnæt.(ə.)ɹəl//ˈnatʃ(ʊ)rəl/South-Asia/ˈnetʃ(ʊ)rəl/South-Asia
  1. Naturally; in a natural manner.

    colloquial · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English natural, borrowed from Old French natural, naturel, from Latin nātūrālis, from nātus, the perfect participle of nāscor (“be born”, verb). Displaced native Old English ġecynde. By surface analysis, natur(e) + -al.

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