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Grep of noun natural natural natural ability natural action natural childbirth natural covering natural depression natural elevation natural enclosure natural endowment natural event natural family planning natural fiber natural fibre natural gas natural glass natural history natural immunity natural language natural language processing natural language processing application natural language processor natural law natural logarithm natural number natural object natural order natural phenomenon natural philosophy natural process natural resin natural resource natural resources natural science natural scientist natural selection natural shape natural spring natural state natural theology natural virtue naturalisation naturalism naturalist naturalization naturalness supernatural Overview of noun natural The noun natural has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. natural -- (someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job") 2. natural, cancel -- (a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat) 3. natural -- ((in craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake) Overview of adj natural The adj natural has 10 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (23) natural -- (in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena") 2. (15) natural -- (existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers") 3. (4) natural -- (existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation") 4. (2) natural -- ((biology) functioning or occurring in a normal way lacking abnormalities or deficiencies; "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild") 5. natural -- ((music) of a key containing no sharps or flats; "B natural") 6. natural, instinctive -- (unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing") 7. natural, raw, rude -- ((used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton") 8. natural -- (related by blood; not adopted; "natural parent") 9. natural, born, innate -- (being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent") 10. lifelike, natural -- (unaffected and natural looking; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction") Antonyms of adj natural 10 senses of natural Sense 1 natural (vs. unnatural) unnatural (vs. natural) => eerie, eery, spooky => uncanny, unco => violent Sense 2 natural (vs. artificial) artificial (vs. natural), unreal => arranged, staged => bleached, colored, coloured, dyed => celluloid, synthetic => conventionalized, conventionalised, stylized, stylised => dummy => ersatz, imitation, substitute(prenominal) => factitious => fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated => man-made, semisynthetic, synthetic => near => painted => cardboard, unlifelike Sense 3 natural (vs. supernatural) supernatural (vs. natural) => apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual => eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly => elfin, fey => charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching(postnominal), wizard(postnominal), wizardly => marvelous, marvellous, miraculous => metaphysical => necromantic => nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental => talismanic => transmundane => witchlike Sense 4 natural INDIRECT (VIA normal) -> abnormal Sense 5 natural (vs. sharp) (vs. flat) sharp (vs. flat) (vs. natural) flat (vs. natural) (vs. sharp) Sense 6 natural, instinctive INDIRECT (VIA spontaneous) -> induced Sense 7 natural, raw(postnominal), rude(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA unprocessed) -> processed Sense 8 natural INDIRECT (VIA biological) -> adoptive Sense 9 natural, born(prenominal), innate(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA intelligent) -> unintelligent, stupid Sense 10 lifelike, natural INDIRECT (VIA unaffected) -> affected, unnatural Similarity of adj natural 10 senses of natural Sense 1 natural (vs. unnatural) => earthy => elemental Also See-> natural#2; natural#3 Sense 2 natural (vs. artificial) => fresh(postnominal) => unbleached, uncolored, undyed Also See-> natural#1 Sense 3 natural (vs. supernatural) => physical Sense 4 natural => normal (vs. abnormal) Sense 5 natural (vs. sharp) (vs. flat) Sense 6 natural, instinctive => spontaneous (vs. induced), self-generated Sense 7 natural, raw(postnominal), rude(postnominal) => unprocessed (vs. processed) Sense 8 natural => biological (vs. adoptive) Sense 9 natural, born(prenominal), innate(prenominal) => intelligent (vs. unintelligent) Sense 10 lifelike, natural => unaffected (vs. affected) Attributes of adj natural 1 of 10 senses of natural Sense 1 natural (vs. unnatural) => naturalness Familiarity of adj natural natural used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 10) Grep of adj natural connatural natural naturalised naturalistic naturalized naturally occurring nonnatural preternatural supernatural unnatural Overview of noun natural The noun natural has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. natural -- (someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job") 2. natural, cancel -- (a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat) 3. natural -- ((in craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake) Overview of adj natural The adj natural has 10 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (23) natural -- (in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena") 2. (15) natural -- (existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers") 3. (4) natural -- (existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation") 4. (2) natural -- ((biology) functioning or occurring in a normal way lacking abnormalities or deficiencies; "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild") 5. natural -- ((music) of a key containing no sharps or flats; "B natural") 6. natural, instinctive -- (unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing") 7. natural, raw, rude -- ((used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton") 8. natural -- (related by blood; not adopted; "natural parent") 9. natural, born, innate -- (being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent") 10. lifelike, natural -- (unaffected and natural looking; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction")
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