natural
Existing in natureExisting in nature.: Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned.
Meaning
19 sensesExisting in nature.
Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned.
existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature.
The species will be under threat if its natural habitat is destroyed.
As expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances.
It's natural for business to be slow on Tuesdays.
His prison sentence was the natural consequence of a life of crime.
есте́ственныйjestéstvennyj, натура́льныйnaturálʹnyj
натура́льнийnaturálʹnyj
Formed by nature; not manufactured or created by artificial processes.
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
Pertaining to death brought about by disease or old age, rather than by violence, accident etc.
She died of natural causes.
Having an innate ability to fill a given role or profession, or display a specified character.
Designating a standard trigonometric function of an angle, as opposed to the logarithmic function.
Closed under submodules, direct sums, and injective hulls.
Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ♮.
There's a wrong note here: it should be C natural instead of C sharp.
(of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives.
Natural food is healthier than processed food.
Pertaining to a decoration that preserves or enhances the appearance of the original material; not stained or artificially coloured.
Pertaining to a fabric still in its undyed state, or to the colour of undyed fabric.
Examples
978 sentencesThis car runs on natural gas.
Цей автомобіль працює на природньому газі. — deniko
ruЭтот автомобиль работает на природном газе. — odexed
deDieses Auto fährt mit Gas. — Tamy
Australia is rich in natural resources.
Австралія багата природними ресурсами. — deniko
ruАвстралия богата природными ресурсами. — afyodor
deAustralien ist reich an natürlichen Ressourcen. — Miyako
China is rich in natural resources.
Китай багатий на природні ресурси. — deniko
ruКитай богат природными ресурсами. — Wadimiy
deChina ist reich an natürlichen Ressourcen. — MUIRIEL
The country is rich in natural resources.
Країна багата на природні ресурси. — Ahha
ruСтрана богата на природные ресурсы. — Olya
deDieses Land ist reich an Rohstoffen. — Esperantostern
It is quite natural for her to get angry.
Для неї досить природньо злитися. — deniko
deEs ist ganz natürlich, dass sie ärgerlich ist. — xtofu80
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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By meaning 3
Origin
Inherited from Middle English natural, borrowed from Old French natural, naturel, from LatInherited from Middle English natural, borrowed from Old French natural, naturel, from Latin nātūrālis, from nātus, the perfect participle of nāscor (“be born”, verb). Displaced native Old English ġecynde. By surface analysis, natur(e) + -al.
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Forms
more natural, most natural| Comparative | more natural Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most natural Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
118 synonyms- being talented through inherited qualities:borninnate
- (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes:rawrude
- unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct:instinctive
- free from artificiality:lifelike
- (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related:biological
Antonyms
85 antonymsWord family
103 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
9 patterns- natural resources
- in natural resources
- our natural resources
- natural hair color
- is a natural
- of natural causes
- died of natural
- natural causes
- natural hair
See also
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