natural
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
Old French, from Latin nātūrālis, from nātus, the perfect participle of nāscor (“I am born”).
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Adjective [edit]
natural (comparative more natural, superlative most natural)
- That exists and evolved within the confines of an ecosystem.
- The species will be under threat if its natural habitat is destroyed.
- Of or relating to nature.
- In the natural world the fit tend to live on while the weak perish.
- Without artificial additives.
- Natural food is healthier than processed food.
- As expected.
- It's natural for business to be slow on Tuesdays.
- The chairs were all natural oak but the table had a lurid finish.
- (music) Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ♮.
- The piece is played in C natural.
- Without, or prior to, modification or adjustment.
- So-called second-generation silicone breast implants looked and felt more like the natural breast.
- (of sexual intercourse) without a condom
- We made natural love.
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- (without a condom): Wikisaurus:condomless
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Translations [edit]
relating to nature
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without additives
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as expected
colour: almost white
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colour: not adjusted
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musically not sharp or flat
without adjustment
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Noun [edit]
natural (plural naturals)
- (now rare) A native inhabitant of a place, country etc. [from 16th c.]
- 1615, Ralph Hamor, A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia, Richmond 1957, p. 3:
- I coniecture and assure my selfe that yee cannot be ignorant by what meanes this peace hath bin thus happily both for our proceedings and the welfare of the Naturals concluded [...].
- 1615, Ralph Hamor, A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia, Richmond 1957, p. 3:
- (music) A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental, or the symbol ♮ used to indicate such a note. [from 17th c.]
- One with an innate talent at or for something. [from 18th c.]
- He's a natural on the saxophone.
- An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric. [from 20th c.]
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- (archaic) One with a simple mind; a fool or idiot.
- 1597, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by Shakespeare, Act 2 Scene 4
- (Mercutio) [...] this drivelling love is like a great natural, / that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole.
- 1597, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by Shakespeare, Act 2 Scene 4
Translations [edit]
someone with innate ability
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colour
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External links [edit]
- natural in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- natural in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin nātūrālis.
Adjective [edit]
natural m (feminine natural)
- natural
- circa 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval ou le conte du Graal:
- si sanbla natural color.
- The color seemed so natural.
- si sanbla natural color.
- circa 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval ou le conte du Graal:
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Portuguese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin nātūrālis.
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Adjective [edit]
natural m and f (plural naturais; comparable)
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Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin nātūrālis.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective [edit]
natural m and f (plural naturales)
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