unnatural

un·nat·u·ral  (n-nchr-l)

adj.

1. In violation of a natural law.

2. Inconsistent with an individual pattern or custom.

3. Deviating from a behavioral or social norm: an unnatural attachment.

4. Contrived or constrained; artificial: smiled in an unnatural manner.

5. In violation of natural feelings; inhuman.

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un·natu·ral·ly adv.

un·natu·ral·ness n.

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unnatural [ʌnˈnætʃərəl -ˈnætʃrəl]

adj

1. contrary to nature; abnormal

2. not in accordance with accepted standards of behaviour or right and wrong unnatural love

3. uncanny; supernatural unnatural phenomena

4. affected or forced an unnatural manner

5. inhuman or monstrous; wicked an unnatural crime

6. Obsolete illegitimate

unnaturally  adv

unnaturalness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unnatural - not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death" affected - acted upon; influenced supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" paranormal - not in accordance with scientific laws; "what seemed to be paranormal manifestations" 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"
	2.	unnatural - 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" abnormal insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
	3.	unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression affected studied - produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington

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unnatural

adjective

1. abnormal, odd, strange, unusual, extraordinary, bizarre, perverted, queer, irregular, perverse, supernatural, uncanny, outlandish, unaccountable, anomalous, freakish, aberrant The altered landscape looks unnatural and weird.
abnormal normal, ordinary, typical

2. false, forced, artificial, studied, laboured, affected, assumed, mannered, strained, stiff, theatrical, contrived, self-conscious, feigned, stilted, insincere, factitious, stagy, phoney or phony (informal) She gave him a bright, determined smile which seemed unnatural.
false natural, genuine, sincere, honest, unaffected, unpretentious, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), unfeigned

3. inhuman, evil, monstrous, wicked, savage, brutal, ruthless, callous, heartless, cold-blooded, fiendish, unfeeling Murder is an unnatural act.
inhuman humane, loving, caring, warm

Translations

unnatural [ʌnˈnætʃrəl] ADJ

1. (= unusual, abnormal) → poco normal, poco natural
her arm was twisted into an unnatural position → tenía el brazo torcido en una postura poco normal or natural
it was unnatural for her to be so talkative → era extraño or raro en ella hablar tanto
it's unnatural to eat so much → no es normal comer tanto
unnatural death → muerte f por causas no naturales
it is not unnatural to think that → es normal pensar que ...
there was an unnatural silence → se hizo un silencio irreal

2. (= affected) [smile, voice, manner] → poco natural, forzado

3. (= perverted) [habit, vice, practice] → antinatural

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unnatural [ʌnˈnætʃ^ərəl] adj

(= not normal) [speed, silence] → anormal(e)
it is not unnatural that ... → il est normal que ...

(= contrary to nature) [sexual practices, vice] → contre nature
It is unnatural to keep the sexes apart → Il est contre nature de séparer les hommes et les femmes.
It would be unnatural for two people to agree all the time → Ce ne serait pas normal pour deux personnes d'être toujours d'accord.

(= affected) [smile, manner, voice] → affecté(e)

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unnatural

adj → unnatürlich; (= abnormal also) relationship, crime → nicht normal pred, → widernatürlich, wider die Natur pred; unnatural death → widernatürlicher Tod; to die an unnatural death → keines natürlichen Todes sterben; it is unnatural for him to be so rude → normalerweise ist er nicht so grob, es ist ungewöhnlich, dass er so grob ist; it’s not unnatural to be upset → es ist nur natürlich, da bestürzt zu sein

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unnatural [ʌnˈnætʃr/əl] adj (gen) → innaturale; (affected) → affettato/a; (abnormal) → non normale
it's unnatural for him to behave like that → non è da lui comportarsi così

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unnatural [ʌnˈnætʃr/əl] adj (gen) → innaturale; (affected) → affettato/a; (abnormal) → non normale
it's unnatural for him to behave like that → non è da lui comportarsi così

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unnatural

adj unnatural [anˈnӕtʃərəl]

strange or queer an unnatural silence. onnatuurlik غَيْر طَبيعي неестествен nepřirozený unaturlig unnatürlich αφύσικος antinatural; anormal ebaloomulik غیر طبیعی epäluonnollinen anormal לא טִבעִי अस्वाभाविक neprirodan természetellenes, nem természetes óeðlilegur, afbrigðilegur innaturale 不自然な 부자연스러운 keistas, nejaukus nedabisks; savāds luar biasa onnatuurlijk unaturlig, unormal, rar nienaturalny estranho nefiresc, nenatural неестественный neprirodzený nenaraven neprirodan onaturlig ที่ผิดปกติ tuhaf, anormal 不自然的 протиприродний; жахливий غير طبعي، عجيب lạ 不自然的

adv unˈnaturally

onnatuurlik بصورَةٍ غَيْر طَبيعِيَّه неестествено nepřirozeně unaturligt unnatürlich αφύσικα antinaturalmente; anormalmente ebaloomulikult بطور غیر طبیعی epäluonnollisen anormalement בְּצוּרָה לא טִבעִית अस्वाभाविक रुप से neprirodno természetellenesen afbrigðilega, óeðlilega in modo innaturale 不自然に 부자연스럽게 keistai, nejaukiai nedabiski; savādi luar biasa onnatuurlijk unaturlig nienaturalnie anormalmente nefiresc, nenatural неестественно neprirodzene nenaravno neprirodno onaturligt อย่างผิดปกติ doğal olmayan bir şekilde 不自然地 ненатурально غير فطري طور پر lạ 不自然地