Meaning

3 senses
  1. Not natural.

    unnatürlich, widernatürlich

    неесте́ственныйnejestéstvennyj, противоесте́ственныйprotivojestéstvennyj

  2. Not occurring in nature, the environment or atmosphere

  3. Going against nature; perverse.

More definitions
  • not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
  • speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
  • not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm

Examples

49 sentences
  1. Many phrases that I think sound fine are considered unnatural by native speakers.

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  2. He died an unnatural death.

    ruОн умер неестественной смертью. — odexed

    deEr starb eines unnatürlichen Todes. — al_ex_an_der

  3. It was unnatural.

  4. I found that very unnatural.

  5. It's very easy to sound natural in your own native language, and very easy to sound unnatural in your non-native language.

    ruОчень легко говорить так, чтобы это звучало естественно на своём родном языке, и очень легко говорить неестественно на неродном для тебя языке. — odexed

    deSich in der eigenen Muttersprache natürlich auszudrücken ist leicht; in einer Fremdsprache drückt man sich aber leicht unnatürlich aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

7 languages
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Origin

From Middle English unnatural, unnaturel, equivalent to un- + natural.

From Middle English unnatural, unnaturel, equivalent to un- + natural.

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Forms

more unnatural, most unnatural
Comparativemore unnatural Lesson
Superlativemost unnatural Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression:affected
  • not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm:abnormal

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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