natural
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- normal, common, everyday, legitimate, logical, ordinary, regular, typical, usual
- unaffected, genuine, ingenuous, open, real, simple, spontaneous, unpretentious, unsophisticated
- innate, characteristic, essential, inborn, inherent, instinctive, intuitive, native
- pure, organic, plain, unrefined, whole

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Antonyms: abnormal, unnatural, affected, artificial
Contrasted words: ceremonial, ceremonious, conventional, formal, ostentatious, pretentious, showy, assumed, contrived, counterfeited, feigned, pretended, artful, sophisticated, studied
Related Words: impulsive, instinctive, spontaneous, easy, unlabored, constitutional, ingrained, inherent, folksy, homespun, unpretentious, ignorant, primitive, undesigning, unconstrained, unembarrassed, candid, frank, open, plain, sincere, unfeigned, provincial, rustic

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English Thesaurus: natural, wild, pure, organic, unspoiled, ...

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I. nat‧u‧ral¹ S2 W1 /ˈnætʃərəl/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: nature, naturalist, naturalism, naturalization, naturalness, the supernatural, natural, naturist, naturism; adverb: naturally ≠ unnaturally, naturalistically, supernaturally; adjective: natural ≠ unnatural, supernatural, naturalistic; verb: naturalize]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin naturalis, from natura; ⇒ nature]

1. NATURE existing in nature and not caused, made, or controlled by people ⇒ artificial, man-made:
the study of the natural world (=trees, rivers, animals, plants etc)
an area of spectacular natural beauty
natural disasters (=things such as floods or earthquakes)
death from natural causes
the need for natural light in offices

2. NORMAL normal and as you would expect Antonym : unnatural, abnormal:
At the time, accepting his offer had seemed the most natural thing in the world.
it is natural (for somebody) to do something
It’s not natural for a child of his age to be so quiet.
It’s only natural that he should be interested in what happens.
It was a perfectly natural (=not surprising) mistake to make.

3. BEHAVIOUR a natural tendency or type of behaviour is part of your character when you are born, rather than one that you learn later:
Babies have a natural fear of falling.

4. ABILITY having a particular quality or skill without needing to be taught and without needing to try hard:
a natural musician
Cheryl has a natural elegance about her.
his natural ability with figures

5. RELAXED behaving in a way that is normal and shows you are relaxed and not trying to pretend:
Be cool, be natural.

6. PARENT/CHILD [only before noun]
a) someone’s natural parent or child is their real parent or child, who is biologically related to them:
An adopted young person has the right to trace his natural parents.
b) old-fashioned if someone is the natural child of someone, their parents were not married to each other:
He was rumoured to be the natural son of a duke.

7. REAL not connected with gods, magic, or spirits Antonym : supernatural:
I’m sure there’s a perfectly natural explanation.

8. natural justice/law justice that is based on human reason alone

9. FOOD with nothing added to change the taste:
natural yoghurt

10. MUSIC technical a musical note that is natural has been raised from a flat by one semitone or lowered from a sharp by one semitone ⇒ sharp, flat
—naturalness noun [uncountable]:
Manufacturers now choose to emphasize the naturalness of the ingredients used in their products.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. natural² noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: nature, naturalist, naturalism, naturalization, naturalness, the supernatural, natural, naturist, naturism; adverb: naturally ≠ unnaturally, naturalistically, supernaturally; adjective: natural ≠ unnatural, supernatural, naturalistic; verb: naturalize]

1. be a natural to be good at doing something without having to try hard or practise:
People think I am a natural, but I’ve had to work at it.

2. technical
a) a musical note that has been changed from a flat to be a semitone higher, or from a sharp to be a semitone lower
b) the sign in written music that shows this kind of musical note

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

natural
adj.
I. not made by people
VERBS be All the fibres are natural.
ADV. completely completely natural materials

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natural
II. usual/normal
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound
ADV. only, perfectly, quite It's only natural that she should feel upset.
fairly

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natural existing in nature and not caused, made, or controlled by people:
a natural lake
natural light
the earth's natural resources
We only use natural ingredients in our products.
his natural hair colour
wild used about flowers, plants, and animals that are not controlled by people. Also used about areas of land where there are no humans:
We found some wild strawberries.
wild horses
wild open spaces
pure used about food, drink, or materials that have not had anything added to them:
pure orange juice
pure new wool
organic used about fruit, vegetables, meat etc produced without using chemicals:
organic carrots
organic milk
organic beauty products
unspoiled (also unspoilt British English) a place that is unspoiled is still beautiful because no one has built roads or buildings on it:
It was a pleasant unspoilt village.
The countryside is remarkably unspoiled.
untouched [not before noun] a place that is untouched has not been affected by human activity:
There are few forested areas of the world that remain untouched by humans.
virgin [only before noun] virgin forest or land is still in its natural state and has not been spoiled or changed in any way by humans:
Large areas of virgin rainforest will be protected from destruction.
He bought 14,000 acres of virgin land in Ontario.
virgin forest/land

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

natural
ˈnætʃrəl
See: big as life or big as life and twice as natural

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