Meaning

13 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note.

    бека́рbekár

  3. (countable, uncountable)One with an innate talent at or for something.

    He's a natural on the saxophone.

    Naturtalent

  4. (uncountable)An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric.

  5. (UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable)One's life.

  6. (US, colloquial, countable, uncountable)A hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated.

  7. (countable, in the plural, slang, uncountable)A breast which has not been modified by plastic surgery.

    big naturals

  8. (countable, uncountable)Someone who has not used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing substances.

  9. (countable, uncountable)A roll of two dice with a score of 7 or 11 on the comeout roll.

  10. (countable, uncountable)A deal of cards totalling 8 or 9.

  11. (countable, uncountable)Synonym of pontoon (“hand totalling 21 points”).

  12. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A native inhabitant of a place, country, etc.

More definitions
  • (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
  • a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
  • someone regarded as certain to succeed

Examples

978 sentences
  1. This 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

  2. Australia is rich in natural resources.

    Австралія багата природними ресурсами. — deniko

    ruАвстралия богата природными ресурсами. — afyodor

    deAustralien ist reich an natürlichen Ressourcen. — Miyako

  3. China is rich in natural resources.

    Китай багатий на природні ресурси. — deniko

    ruКитай богат природными ресурсами. — Wadimiy

    deChina ist reich an natürlichen Ressourcen. — MUIRIEL

  4. 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

  5. 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

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
musical note, symbol:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
someone with innate ability:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English natural, borrowed from Old French natural, naturel, from Lat

Inherited 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

plural: naturals

Synonyms

135 synonyms

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

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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