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unnatural |
Grep of noun unnatural unnaturalness Overview of adj unnatural The adj unnatural has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) unnatural -- (not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death") 2. affected, unnatural -- (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression) 3. grotesque, monstrous, unnatural -- (distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes") Antonyms of adj unnatural 3 senses of unnatural Sense 1 unnatural (vs. natural) natural (vs. unnatural) => earthy => elemental Sense 2 affected (vs. unaffected), unnatural Sense 3 grotesque, monstrous, unnatural INDIRECT (VIA ugly) -> beautiful Similarity of adj unnatural 3 senses of unnatural Sense 1 unnatural (vs. natural) => eerie, eery, spooky => uncanny, unco => violent Also See-> affected#1; paranormal#2; supernatural#1 Sense 2 affected (vs. unaffected), unnatural => agonistic, strained => artificial, contrived, stilted => constrained, forced, strained => elocutionary => mannered => plummy Also See-> studied#1, deliberate#3 Sense 3 grotesque, monstrous, unnatural => ugly (vs. beautiful) Attributes of adj unnatural 2 of 3 senses of unnatural Sense 1 unnatural (vs. natural) => naturalness Sense 2 affected (vs. unaffected), unnatural => affectedness Familiarity of adj unnatural unnatural used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj unnatural unnatural unnaturalised unnaturalized Overview of adj unnatural The adj unnatural has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) unnatural -- (not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death") 2. affected, unnatural -- (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression) 3. grotesque, monstrous, unnatural -- (distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes")
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