natural

natural

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English

Alternative forms

  • naturall (obsolete)
  • nat'ral (AAVE)

Etymology

From Middle English natural, borrowed from Old French natural, naturel, from Latin nātūrālis, from nātus, the perfect participle of nāscor (“be born”, verb). Displaced native Old English ġecynde. By surface analysis, nature +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: năchʹ(ə)rəl, IPA(key): /ˈnæt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/
  • Rhymes: -ætʃəɹəl, -ætʃɹəl
  • Hyphenation: nat‧u‧ral, natu‧ral

Adjective

natural (comparative more natural, superlative most natural)

  1. Existing in nature.
    1. Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned. [from 14th c.]
    2. Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature. [from 14th c.]
    3. As expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances. [from 14th c.]
    4. Formed by nature; not manufactured or created by artificial processes. [from 15th c.]
    5. Pertaining to death brought about by disease or old age, rather than by violence, accident etc. [from 16th c.]
    6. Having an innate ability to fill a given role or profession, or display a specified character. [from 16th c.]
    7. (mathematics)
      1. Designating a standard trigonometric function of an angle, as opposed to the logarithmic function. [from 17th c.]
      2. (algebra) Closed under submodules, direct sums, and injective hulls.
    8. (music) Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ♮. [from 18th c.]
    9. Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives. [from 19th c.]
    10. Pertaining to a decoration that preserves or enhances the appearance of the original material; not stained or artificially coloured. [from 19th c.]
    11. Pertaining to a fabric still in its undyed state, or to the colour of undyed fabric. [from 19th c.]
    12. (dice games) Pertaining to a dice roll before bonuses or penalties have been applied to the result.
    13. (bodybuilding) Not having used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.
      Antonym: enhanced
    14. (bridge) Bidding in an intuitive way that reflects one's actual hand.
      Antonyms: artificial, conventional
  2. Pertaining to birth or descent; native.
    1. Having a given status (especially of authority) by virtue of birth. [14th–19th c.]
    2. Related genetically but not legally to one's father; born out of wedlock, illegitimate. [from 15th c.]
    3. Related by birth; genetically related. [from 16th c.]

Synonyms

  • (exists in an ecosystem): see Thesaurus:innate or Thesaurus:native
  • (as expected): inevitable, necessary, reasonable; See also Thesaurus:inevitable
  • (without adjustment): see Thesaurus:raw
  • (connected by consanguinity): see Thesaurus:consanguine
  • (born out of wedlock): see Thesaurus:illegitimate
  • (without a condom): see Thesaurus:condomless

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “exists in an ecosystem”): aberrant, abnormal, artificial
  • (antonym(s) of “as expected”): see Thesaurus:strange
  • (antonym(s) of “without additives”): processed

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

natural (plural naturals)

  1. (now rare) A native inhabitant of a place, country etc. [from 16th c.]
  2. (music) A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental. [from 17th c.]
  3. (music) The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note.
  4. One with an innate talent at or for something. [from 18th c.]
  5. An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric. [from 20th c.]
  6. (archaic) One with a simple mind; a fool or idiot.
    Synonym: half-natural
  7. (colloquial, chiefly UK) One's life.
  8. (US, colloquial) A hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated.
  9. (slang, chiefly in plural) A breast which has not been modified by plastic surgery.
  10. (bodybuilding) Someone who has not used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.
    Synonym: natty
  11. (craps) A roll of two dice with a score of 7 or 11 on the comeout roll.

Translations

Adverb

natural (comparative more natural, superlative most natural)

  1. (colloquial, dialect) Naturally; in a natural manner.

See also

  • Appendix:Colors

References

  • “natural”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “natural”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Asturian

Adjective

natural (epicene, plural naturales)

  1. natural

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin naturālis. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [nə.tuˈɾal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [na.tuˈɾal]

Adjective

natural m or f (masculine and feminine plural naturals)

  1. natural

Derived terms

  • gas natural
  • naturalesa
  • naturalisme
  • naturalitzar
  • naturalment
  • nombre natural
  • selecció natural

Related terms

  • naturalitat

Noun

natural m or f by sense (plural naturals)

  1. native, natural (person who is native to a place)
    Synonym: nadiu

Noun

natural m (plural naturals)

  1. nature (innate characteristics of a person)

Related terms

  • natura

References

Further reading

  • “natural” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “natural” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “natural” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese natural, borrowed from Latin naturalis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /natuˈɾal/ [na.t̪uˈɾɑɫ]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: na‧tu‧ral

Adjective

natural m or f (plural naturais)

  1. natural

Derived terms

  • naturalmente

Related terms

  • naturalidade

Noun

natural m or f by sense (plural naturais)

  1. native, natural
    Synonym: nativo

Noun

natural m (plural naturais)

  1. nature (innate characteristics of a person)

Related terms

  • natureza

Further reading

  • “natural”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English natural, from Middle English natural, from Old French natural, naturel, from Latin nātūrālis, from nātus, the perfect participle of nāscor (“be born”, verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.ˈtu.ral/
  • Rhymes: -ral
  • Hyphenation: na‧tu‧ral

Adjective

natural

  1. natural
    1. of or relating to nature.
      Synonym: alamiah
    2. formed by nature; not manufactured or created by artificial processes.
      Synonyms: alami, kodrati, asli
    3. pertaining to a decoration that preserves or enhances the appearance of the original material; not stained or artificially coloured.

Related terms

Further reading

  • “natural” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English natural, from Middle English natural, from Old French natural, naturel, from Latin nātūrālis, from nātus, the perfect participle of nāscor (“be born”, verb).

Adjective

natural (Jawi spelling ناتورل)

  1. natural
    Synonyms: alamiah, semulajadi

Noun

natural (Jawi spelling ناتورل, plural natural-natural, informal 1st possessive naturalku, 2nd possessive naturalmu, 3rd possessive naturalnya)

  1. (music) natural: the symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note.
    Synonym: pugar (Indonesian)
  2. nature
    Synonym: kelaziman

Further reading

  • “natural” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian naturale.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.tuˈraːl/

Noun

natural m

  1. natural disposition

Related terms

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • naturel, naturalle, naturelle, naturell, naturall, naturill

Etymology

From Old French natural, from Latin nātūrālis; equivalent to nature +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naːˈtiu̯ral/, /naːˈtiu̯rɛl/, /naˈtiu̯ral/, /naˈtiu̯rɛl/

Adjective

natural

  1. intrinsic, fundamental, basic; relating to natural law.
  2. natural (preexisting; present or due to nature):
    1. usual, regular (i.e. as found in nature)
    2. well; in good heath or condition.
    3. inherited; due to one's lineage.
    4. inborn; due to one's natural reasoning (rather than a deity's intervention)
  3. Nourishing; healthful or beneficial to one's body.
  4. Misbegotten; conceived outside of marriage
  5. Correct, right, fitting.
  6. Diligent in performing one's societal obligations.
  7. (rare) Endemic, indigenous.
  8. (rare) Bodily; relating to one's human form.

Related terms

  • supernatural

Descendants

  • English: natural
  • Scots: naitural

References

  • “nātūrāl, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nātūrālis.

Adjective

natural m (oblique and nominative feminine singular naturale)

  1. natural

Related terms

  • nature
  • naistre

Descendants

  • → Middle English: natural, naturel, naturalle, naturelle, naturell, naturall, naturill
    • English: natural
    • Scots: naitural
  • French: naturel
    • → Breton: naturel

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nātūrāle(m).

Adjective

natural m or f (plural naturaes)

  1. native (belonging to one by birth)
  2. natural, normal (as expected)
  3. (of a child) legitimate
  4. kin (related by blood)

Noun

natural m or f by sense (plural naturaes)

  1. native (person who is native to a place)
  2. countryman, countrywoman (somebody from one's own country)

Related terms

Descendants

  • Galician: natural
  • Portuguese: natural

Further reading

  • Universo Cantigas - "natural1"
  • Universo Cantigas - "natural2"

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /natyˈral/
  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

natural

  1. natural

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese natural, borrowed from Latin nātūrālis.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: na‧tu‧ral

Adjective

natural m or f (plural naturais)

  1. natural
  2. native of, from
    Synonyms: originário, oriundo
    Sou natural de Lisboa. ― I'm from Lisbon.
  3. room-temperature (of liquids)
    Antonym: fresco
    Água natural ― Room-temperature water

Derived terms

Related terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nātūrālis, French naturel, Italian naturale. By surface analysis, natură +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.tuˈral/

Adjective

natural m or n (feminine singular naturală, masculine plural naturali, feminine and neuter plural naturale)

  1. natural

Declension

Further reading

  • natural in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nātūrālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /natuˈɾal/ [na.t̪uˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: na‧tu‧ral

Adjective

natural m or f (masculine and feminine plural naturales)

  1. natural (of or relating to nature)
  2. native; indigenous
  3. natural, plain (without artificial additives)
  4. natural (as expected; reasonable)
    Synonym: normal
  5. Said about the lord that he has vassals, or that by his lineage, he has a right to lordship, even though he was not of the land.
  6. (of a day) being a calendar day
  7. (music) natural (neither sharp nor flat)
  8. (of a child) illegitimate (born to unmarried parents)
    Synonym: ilegítimo
    Antonym: legítimo
  9. (of a drink) room-temperature (neither heated nor chilled)
  10. (bullfighting) Said about the pass of the red flag with the left hand without the sword
  11. (Ecuador, euphemistic) native; indigenous (as called by the native Amerindians of Ecuador about themselves)
  12. (Philippines, of a child) of indigenous parentage on both parents (unlike a mestizo)

Noun

natural m (plural naturales)

  1. a native; a local; an indigenous person
  2. (bullfighting) the pass of the red flag with the left hand without the sword
  3. nature (genius, character, temperament, complexion, inclination of each)
  4. instinct or inclination of irrational animals
  5. (painting, sculpture) a real model that an artist reproduces in his work
  6. (obsolete) homeland; birthplace
  7. (obsolete) naturalist; physicist; astrologer (a person who studies nature or natural history)

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “natural”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish natural (“natural”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /natuˈɾal/ [n̪ɐ.t̪ʊˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: na‧tu‧ral

Adjective

naturál (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜆᜓᜇᜎ᜔)

  1. natural
    Synonym: likas

Related terms

Adverb

naturál (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜆᜓᜇᜎ᜔)

  1. (informal, often sarcastic) obviously; naturally
    Synonyms: likas, malamang

Further reading

  • “natural”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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