Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable)A supernatural being

    supernatural forces and events and beings collectively

  2. (uncountable)Supernatural beings and events collectively (when used with definite article: "the supernatural")

Examples

44 sentences
  1. Tom believes in the supernatural.

    ruТом верит в сверхъестественное.

    deTom glaubt an das Übernatürliche.

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  2. I don't believe in the supernatural, but I am fascinated by the literary God.

    Я не вірю у надприроднє, але мене захоплює літературний песонаж бога.

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  3. Do you have any supernatural abilities?

    ruА вы обладаете сверхъестественными способностями?

    deHast du irgendwelche übernatürliche Fähigkeiten?

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  4. Ziri does believe in the supernatural.

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  5. I've never seen anything remotely supernatural.

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Origin

From Middle English supernatural, supernaturel, from Middle French supernaturel, from Lati

From Middle English supernatural, supernaturel, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from super (“above”) + nātūra (“nature; that which we are born with”), from nātus (“born”), perfect passive participle of nāscī (“to be born”) + adjective suffix -ālis. By surface analysis, super- + natural.

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Forms

plural: supernaturals
Singularsupernatural
Pluralsupernaturals

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • supernatural forces and events and beings collectively:occult

Word family

1 related words

See also

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