Natural definition

Natural as an adjective

1. in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

   "a very natural development"

2. existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation

   "a natural pearl"

3. existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical

   "a perfectly natural explanation"

4. functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies

   "it's the natural thing to happen"

5. (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone

   "a natural scale"

6. (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related

   "natural parent"

   Same sense: biological

7. unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

   "a cat's natural aversion to water"

   Same sense: instinctive

8. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

   "natural yogurt"

   Same sense: raw, rude

9. being talented through inherited qualities

   "a natural leader"

   Same sense: born, innate

10. free from artificiality

    "a natural reaction"

    Same sense: lifelike

Natural as a noun

11. someone regarded as certain to succeed

    "he's a natural for the job"

12. a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

    Same sense: cancel

13. (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

Synonyms and antonyms

• biological
• instinctive
• raw
• rude
• born definition
• innate
• lifelike
• cancel

Opposites: unnatural, artificial, supernatural, flat, sharp.

How to say natural

Natural has 3 syllables and rhymes with supernatural. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with natural

• supernatural
• unnatural

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