nat·u·ral (n ch  r-l, nchrl)adj. 1. Present in or produced by nature: a natural pearl. 2. Of, relating to, or concerning nature: a natural environment. 3. Conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature: a natural death. 4. a. Not acquired; inherent: Love of power is natural to some people. b. Having a particular character by nature: a natural leader. c. Biology Not produced or changed artificially; not conditioned: natural immunity; a natural reflex. 5. Characterized by spontaneity and freedom from artificiality, affectation, or inhibitions. See Synonyms at naive. 6. Not altered, treated, or disguised: natural coloring; natural produce. 7. Faithfully representing nature or life. 8. Expected and accepted: "In Willie's mind marriage remained the natural and logical sequence to love" (Duff Cooper). 9. Established by moral certainty or conviction: natural rights. 10. Being in a state regarded as primitive, uncivilized, or unregenerate. 11. a. Related by blood: the natural parents of the child. b. Born of unwed parents: a natural child. 12. Mathematics Of or relating to positive integers, sometimes including zero. 13. Music a. Not sharped or flatted. b. Having no sharps or flats. n. 1. a. One having all the qualifications necessary for success: You are a natural for this job. b. One suited by nature for a certain purpose or function: She is a natural at mathematics. 2. Music a. The sign (  ) placed before a note to cancel a preceding sharp or flat.b. A note so affected. 3. A yellowish gray to pale orange yellow. 4. Games A combination in certain card and dice games that wins immediately. 5. An Afro hairstyle. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin n  t rlis, from ntra, nature; see nature.]nat u·ral·ness n. |
natural
Adjective
1. as is normal or to be expected: the natural consequence
2. genuine or spontaneous: talking in a relaxed, natural manner
3. of, according to, existing in, or produced by nature: natural disasters
4. not acquired; inborn: their natural enthusiasm
5. not created by human beings
6. not synthetic: natural fibres such as wool
7. (of a parent) not adoptive
8. (of a child) illegitimate
9. Music not sharp or flat: F natural
Noun
1. Informal a person with an inborn talent or skill: she's a natural at bridge
2. Music a note that is neither sharp nor flat
naturalness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | natural - someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job" |
| 2. | natural - a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians | |
| 3. | natural - (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake craps - a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice | |
| Adj. | 1. | 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" 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" natural - existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation" unnatural - not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death" |
| 2. | 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" 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" artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" | |
| 3. | natural - existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation" supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" | |
| 4. | 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" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms normal - conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events" | |
| 5. | natural - (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; "a natural scale"; "B natural" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner flat - (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat" sharp - (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp" | |
| 6. | natural - unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing" self-generated, spontaneous - happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion" | |
| 7. | natural - (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" unprocessed - not altered from an original or natural state; "unprocessed commodities" | |
| 8. | natural - related by blood; not adopted biological - of parents and children; related by blood; "biological child" | |
| 9. | natural - being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" | |
| 10. | natural - free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction" unaffected - free of artificiality; sincere and genuine; "an unaffected grace" |
natural
adjective 3. innate, native, characteristic, indigenous, inherent, instinctive, intuitive, congenital, inborn, immanent, in your blood, essential
adjective 4. unaffected, open, frank, genuine, spontaneous, candid, unpretentious, unsophisticated, dinkum Austral., N.Z. (informal) artless, ingenuous, real, simple, unstudied << OPPOSITE affected
adjective 5. pure, plain, organic, whole, unrefined, unbleached, unpolished, unmixed << OPPOSITE processed
Translations
natural [ˈnætʃrəl] adj → natürlich;
(Mus) → ohne Vorzeichen;
to die of natural causes → eines natürlichen Todes sterben;
natural foods → Naturkost f;
adj natural [ˈnӕtʃərəl]
1 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. natuurlik طَبيعي природен přírodní naturlig natürlich φυσικός, που προέρχεται από τη φύση natural loodus-, looduslik طبیعی luonnon-, luonnollinen naturel טִבעִי प्राकृतिक prirodan,naravan természeti; természetes alami náttúrulegur, náttúru- naturale 天然の 자연의, 천연의 gamtos, natūralus dabisks; dabas- semula jadi natuurlijk natur-, naturlig forekommende naturalny natural natural природный prírodný naraven prirodan naturlig, natur- เป็นธรรมชาติ doğal, tabiî 自然界的 природний, натуральний قدرتي tự nhiên 自然界的
2 born in a person natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music. natuurlik طَبيعي، فِطْري، مَولود مَعه вроден vrozený medfødt angeboren έμφυτος natural, innato kaasasündinud فطری synnynnäinen naturel, inné מוּלָד, טִבעִי स्वाभाविक prirođen,od rođenja veleszületett alami meðfæddur naturale, innato 天性の 타고난, 선천적인 įgimtas iedzimts; piemītošs sifat semula jadi aangeboren naturlig wrodzony natural înnăscut; natural врождённый vrodený prirojen urođen naturlig, medfödd โดยกำเนิด doğuştan, Tanrı vergisi 天生的 природний فطري năng khiếu 天生的
3 (of manner) simple, without pretence a nice, natural smile. natuurlik طَبيعي естествен přirozený naturlig natürlich απροσποίητος, φυσικός natural loomulik عادی aito, luonnollinen naturel טִבעִי सहज neprisiljen természetes wajar eðlilegur naturale 自然の 꾸밈없는 natūralus, neapsimestinis, paprastas dabisks; nemākslots normal natuurlijk naturlig, uten nykker niewymuszony simples natural непринуждённый; естественный prirodzený pristen prirodan naturlig, otvungen โดยธรรมชาติ doğal, tabiî, yapmacıksız 不加做作的 невимушений طبعي tự nhiên 不加做作的
4 normal; as one would expect It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls. natuurlik طَبيعي، عادي нормален přirozený naturlig natürlich φυσιολογικός natural, normal loomulik بدیهی luonnollinen naturel, normal רָגִיל, כַּמצוּפֶּה स्वाभाविक prirodan,sam po sebi razumljiv magától értetődő normal eðlilegur naturale, normale 本来の 당연한 natūralus, normalus dabisks lazim normaal naturlig naturalny natural normal нормальный prirodzený normalno prirodan naturlig, normal โดยธรรมชาติ normal, tabiî 自然的 звичайний; нормальний عمومي tự nhiên 自然的
5 of a musical note, not sharp or flat G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp. natuurlik نَغَمَه لا عاليه ولا مُنْخَفِضَه муз. неалтерован bez předznamenání (hud.) uden fortegn ohne Vorzeichen φυσικός (μουσ.) natural bekarriga عادی tasoitettu nuotti naturel בְּסוּלָם רָגִיל bijela tipka előjegyzés nélküli (hangjegy) naturel sem hefur engin formerki; hvorki hækkaður né lækkaður naturale 本位の ?음악? 본위(本位)의 natūralus nod natural stamtoon uten fortegn (f.eks. {{nor}}A{{haf}}, ikke {{nor}}A{{bflat}}{{haf}} eller {{nor}}A{{kryss}}{{haf}}) naturalny natural fără diezi/ bemoli бекар bez predznamenania razvezan obična utan förtecken คอร์ดธรรมดา diyezsiz, bemolsüz 本位音的 зі знаком бекара معتدل nốt nhạc thường 本位音的
n
1 a person who is naturally good at something. natuurlike aanleg شَخْص طيِّب بِطَبيعَتِه талант (за човек) člověk s přirozeným talentem naturtalent das Naturtalent γνήσιο ταλέντο nato looduslik anne ذاتی luontainen kyky un, une (...) né/-ée טִבעִי प्राकृतिक kao rođen,stvoren naturalista orang berbakat maður með meðfædda hæfileika (talento naturale persona con un) 天性の名人 타고난 천재 įgimtų gabumų žmogus, talentas vispiemērotākais cilvēks (kādam darbam) berbakat iemand die geknipt is naturbegavelse, naturtalent talent talento o persoană născută (pentru) подходящий человек rodený majster rojen za kaj talenat naturbegåvning บุคคลหรือสิ่งที่เหมาะสม doğuştan yetenekli kişi 在某些方面有天賦的人 обдарована людина; самородок فطرتاً اچھا người có khiếu tự nhiên 在某些方面有天赋的人
2 in music (a sign ( ) indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat. natuurlik نَغَمَه أصْلِيَّه قبل تَغْييرها، لا عاليَه ولا مُنْخَفِضَه бекар odrážka node uden fortegn das Auflösungszeichen αναίρεση (μουσ.) becuadro bekarr عادی palautusmerkki bécarre, note naturelle בֶּקָר पियानो की सफे़द कुंजी nota bez predznaka előjegyzés nélküli hang(jegy) nada naturel óbreyttur tónn bequadro, nota naturale 本位記号 본위음(本位音) bekaras bekars natural herstellingsteken note uten fortegn, hvit tangent kasownik becar бекар odrážka razvezaj obična nota stamton ตัวโน๊ตธรรมดา sadelik işareti, bekar işareti 本位 бекар معتدل nốt thường 本位
n naturalist
a person who studies animal and plant life. naturalis باحِث في عِلْم التّاريخ الطَّبيعي естественик přírodovědec naturforsker der/die Naturforscher(in) φυσιοδίφης naturalista loodusteadlane طبیعت شناس luonnontieteilijä naturaliste חוֹקֵר טֶבַע पदार्थ विज्ञानी prirodoslovac természettudós naturalis náttúrufræðingur naturalista 博物学者 동식물 학자 gamtininkas naturālists, dabaszinātnieks naturalis natuurkenner naturforsker przyrodnik naturalista naturalist натуралист prírodovedec naravoslovec naturalista naturforskare นักธรรมชาตินิยม doğabilimci 博物學家 натураліст; природознавець علم طبيعيات کا ماہر nhà tự nhiên học 博物学家
adv naturally
1 of course; as one would expect Naturally I didn't want to risk missing the train. natuurlik طَبيعي، طَبْعا естествено přirozeně, samozřejmě naturligvis natürlich φυσικά, βέβαια naturalmente loomulikult بطور طبیعی tietenkin naturellement כַּמובָן स्वभाव से naravno, dakako természetesen tentu saja auðvitað naturalmente 当然 물론, 당연히 žinoma, savaime suprantama dabiski, protams lazimnya natuurlijk naturligvis, selvfølgelig naturalnie naturalmente bineînţeles конечно; как и следовало ожидать pravdaže seveda naravno naturligtvis แน่นอน doğal olarak, tabiî ki 自然地 звичайно; безумовно يقيناً tất nhiên 自然地
2 by nature; as a natural characteristic She is naturally kind. natuurlik بِطَبيعَتِهِ по природа od přírody, přirozeně naturligt von Natur aus από τη φύση κπ., ως φυσικό χαρακτηριστικό por naturaleza loomult طبعا luonnostaan de nature בְּאוֹפֶן טִבעִי सहज ही prirodno,naravno természeténél fogva berpembawaan að eðlisfari di natura 生まれつき 선천적으로 iš prigimties no dabas dengan semula jadi van nature naturlig, som en selvfølge z natury por natureza din fire от рождения, по природе prirodzene po naravi prirodno av naturen ตามธรรมชาติ doğuştan, yaradılıştan 天然地 від народження, зроду فطري طور پر tự nhiên 天然地
3 normally; in a relaxed way Although he was nervous, he behaved quite naturally. natuurlik بصورةٍ طَبيعيَّه нормално přirozeně normalt; naturligt natürlich φυσιολογικά, χαλαρά con naturalidad loomulikult عادی vapautuneesti avec naturel בְּטִבעִיוּת स्वाभिक ढ़ग से prirodno normálisan wajar eðlilega con naturalezza 自然に 자연스럽게, 손쉽게 laisvai, natūraliai dabiski, brīvi dengan bersahaja ongedwongen naturlig swobodnie com naturalidade cu naturaleţe естественно, свободно prirodzene naravno prirodno naturligt, normalt โดยธรรมชาติ doğal şekilde, tabiî, yapmacıksız 自然地 природно; вільно معمول کے مطابق một cách tự nhiên 自然地
natural gas
gas suitable for burning, found underground or under the sea. natuurlike غاز طَبيعي природен газ zemní plyn naturgas das Erdgas φυσικό αέριο gas natural maagaas گاز طبیعی maakaasu gaz naturel גַז טִבעִי प्राकृतिक गैस zemni plin földgáz gas alam jarðgas gas naturale, metano 天然ガス 천연 가스 gamtinės dujos dabasgāze gas asli aardgas naturgass gaz ziemny gás natural gaz natural природный газ zemný plyn zemeljski plin prirodni gas naturgas แก๊ซธรรมชาติ doğal gaz 天然氣 природний газ قدرتي گيس khí tự nhiên 天然气
natural history
the study of plants and animals. natuur التّاريخ الطَّبيعي природознание přírodopis naturhistorie die Naturgeschichte φυσική ιστορία historia natural looduslugu تاریخ طبیعی luonnonhistoria histoire naturelle תוֹלדוֹת הַטֶבַע प्रकृति-विज्ञान prirodopis természetrajz ilmu hayat náttúrufræði storia naturale 博物学 박물학 gamtos mokslai dabaszinātnes sejarah semula jadi biologie naturhistorie przyrodoznawstwo história natural ştiinţele naturii естествознание prírodopis prirodopis istorija prirode naturhistoria การศึกษาเกี่ยวกับกับสิ่งมีชีวิต doğabilim, tabiat bilgisi 博物學 природознавство پودوں اور جانوروں کا مطالعہ vạn vật học 博物学
natural resources
sources of energy, wealth etc which occur naturally and are not made by man, eg coal, oil, forests etc. natuurlike موارِد طَبيعِيَّه естествен източник přírodní zdroje råstoffer die Bodenschätze φυσικοί πόροι recursos naturales loodusrikkused منابع طبیعی luonnonvarat ressources naturelles מְקוֹרוֹת טִבעִייִם प्राकृतिक संसाधन prirodni izvori, resursi természeti kincsek sumber daya alam náttúruauðlindir risorse naturali 天然資源 천연 자원 gamtos turtai/ištekliai dabas bagātības sumber asli natuurlijke rijkdommen naturressurser surowce naturalne recursos naturais resurse naturale природные ресурсы/богатства prírodné zdroje naravni viri prirodni resursi naturtillgångar การวิจัยเกี่ยวกัยสิ่งมีชีวิต doğal kaynaklar 自然資源 природні ресурси قدرتي وسائل nguồn tài nguyên 自然资源
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