natural
From Wiktionary
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[edit] English
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| except | sound | didn't | #515: natural | laid | cold | led |
[edit] Pronunciation
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natural (comparative more natural, superlative most natural)
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Comparative |
Superlative |
- Of or relating to nature.
- Without artificial additives.
- As expected.
- It's natural for business to be slow on Tuesdays.
- (color) Almost white, with tints of grey, yellow or brown.
- (color) The color of a material that has not been adjusted or added to.
- (music) Neither sharp or flat. Denoted ♮.
- Without, or prior to, modification or adjustment.
- So-called second-generation silicone breast implants looked and felt more like the natural breast.
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[edit] Translations
relating to nature
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without additives
as expected
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colour: almost white
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colour: not adjusted
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musically not sharp or flat
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without adjustment
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[edit] Noun
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Plural |
natural (plural naturals)
- (music) A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental
- (music) The symbol ♮ following such a note.
- One with an inherited talent at something.
- He's a natural on the saxophone.
- (color) an almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown.
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natural colour:
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musical note
inherited talent
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colour
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[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Adjective
natural (plural naturais)
- natural
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[edit] Etymology
Latin naturalis
[edit] Adjective
natural m. and f. (plural naturales)
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- natural

