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Definition of 'natural'

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Noun

  1. someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job"
  2. a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
       Synonyms: cancel
  3. (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

Adjective

  1. in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"
       Antonyms: unnatural
  2. 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"
       Antonyms: artificial unreal
  3. existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation"
       Antonyms: supernatural
  4. 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. (of a key) containing no sharps or flats; (of a note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; "a natural scale"; "B natural"
       Antonyms: sharp flat
  6. unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"
       Synonyms: instinctive
  7. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"
       Synonyms: raw rude
  8. related by blood; not adopted; "natural parent"
  9. being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"
       Synonyms: born innate
  10. free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"
       Synonyms: lifelike


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