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Natural

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Noun

1. natural

someone regarded as certain to succeed

Example Sentences:
'he's a natural for the job'

2. cancel, natural

a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

3. natural

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

Adjective

4. natural

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

Example Sentences:
'a very natural development'
'our natural environment'
'natural science'
'natural resources'
'natural cliffs'
'natural phenomena'

5. natural

existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation

Example Sentences:
'a natural pearl'
'natural gas'
'natural silk'
'natural blonde hair'
'a natural sweetener'
'natural fertilizers'

6. natural

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

Example Sentences:
'a perfectly natural explanation'

7. natural

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

Example Sentences:
'it's the natural thing to happen'
'natural immunity'
'a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild'

8. natural

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

Example Sentences:
'a natural scale'
'B natural'

9. instinctive, natural

unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

Example Sentences:
'a cat's natural aversion to water'
'offering to help was as instinctive as breathing'

10. natural, raw, rude

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

Example Sentences:
'natural yogurt'
'natural produce'
'raw wool'
'raw sugar'
'bales of rude cotton'

11. natural

related by blood; not adopted

12. born, innate, natural

being talented through inherited qualities

Example Sentences:
'a natural leader'
'a born musician'
'an innate talent'

13. lifelike, natural

free from artificiality

Example Sentences:
'a lifelike pose'
'a natural reaction'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Natural

see synonyms of natural
adjective
1. 
of, existing in, or produced by nature
natural science
natural cliffs
2. 
in accordance with human nature
it is only natural to want to be liked
3. 
as is normal or to be expected; ordinary or logical
the natural course of events
4. 
not acquired; innate
a natural gift for sport
5. 
being so through innate qualities
a natural leader
6. 
not supernatural or strange
natural phenomena
7. 
not constrained or affected; genuine or spontaneous
8. 
not artificially dyed or coloured
a natural blonde
9. 
following or resembling nature or life; lifelike
she looked more natural without her make-up
10. 
not affected by man or civilization; uncultivated; wild
in the natural state this animal is not ferocious
11. 
being or made from organic material; not synthetic
a natural fibre like cotton
12. 
illegitimate; born out of wedlock
13. 
not adopted but rather related by blood
her natural parents
14. music
a. 
not sharp or flat
b. (postpositive)
denoting a note that is neither sharp nor flat
B natural
c. 
(of a key or scale) containing no sharps or flats
Compare flat1 (sense 23), sharp (sense 12)
15. music
of or relating to a trumpet, horn, etc, without valves or keys, on which only notes of the harmonic series of the keynote can be obtained
16. 
determined by inborn conviction
natural justice
natural rights
17. cards
a. 
(of a card) not a joker or wild card
b. 
(of a canasta or sequence) containing no wild cards
c. 
(of a bid in bridge) describing genuine values; not conventional
18. 
based on the principles and findings of human reason and what is to be learned of God from nature rather than on revelation
natural religion
noun
19. informal
a person or thing regarded as certain to qualify for success, selection, etc
the horse was a natural for first place
20. music
a. Also called (US): cancel
an accidental cancelling a previous sharp or flat
. Usual symbol: ♮
b. 
a note affected by this accidental
Compare flat1 (sense 35), sharp (sense 19)
21. pontoon
the combination of an ace with a ten or court card when dealt to a player as his or her first two cards
22. obsolete
an imbecile; idiot

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Natural

see synonyms of natural
adjective
1. 
of or arising from nature; in accordance with what is found or expected in nature
2. 
produced or existing in nature; not artificial or manufactured
3. 
dealing with nature as an object of study
a natural science
4. 
in a state provided by nature, without man-made changes; wild; uncultivated
5. 
of the real or physical world as distinguished from a spiritual, intellectual, or imaginary world
6. 
a. 
present by virtue of nature; innate; not acquired
b. 
having certain qualities, abilities, etc. innately
a natural comedian
7. 
innately felt to be right; based on instinctive moral feeling
natural rights
8. 
true to nature; lifelike
a natural likeness
9. 
normal or usual; in the ordinary course of events
a natural outcome
10. 
customarily expected or accepted
a natural courtesy
11. 
free from affectation or artificiality; at ease
a natural smile
12. 
without a legal relationship
; specif.,
a. 
illegitimate
a natural child
b. 
relating biologically rather than by adoption
natural parents
13. 
with little or no processing, artificial ingredients or preservatives
natural food
14. 
off-white, light-beige, etc.
15. 
resulting from age, disease, etc. rather than an accident, violence, etc.
a natural death, death from natural causes
16.  Biology
designating or of a system of classification based on complete structure and characteristics
17.  Ancient Mathematics
a. 
designating or of an integer or any number referred to 1 as the base
b. 
designating or of an actual number as distinguished from its logarithm
a natural sine, cosine, etc.
18.  Music
a. 
without flats or sharps, as the key of C major
b. 
modified in pitch by the sign (♮)
c. 
neither sharped nor flatted
noun
19. 
a person without normal intelligence; fool; idiot
20.  Informal
a person who is or seems to be naturally expert
21.  US, Informal
a thing that is, or promises to be, immediately successful
22.  US, Informal
a winning roll of 7 or 11 on a first throw in craps
23.  Music
a. 
a sign (♮) used to remove the effect of a preceding sharp or flat within the measure in which it occurs
: in full, natural sign
b. 
the note so changed
c. 
a white key on a piano

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Natural

see synonyms of natural
adj.
1. Present in or produced by nature: a natural pearl.
2. Of, relating to, or concerning nature: a natural environment.
3. Conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature: a natural death.
4.
a. Not acquired; inherent: Love of power is natural to some people.
b. Having a particular character by nature: a natural leader.
c. Biology Not produced or changed artificially; not conditioned: natural immunity; a natural reflex.
5. Characterized by spontaneity and freedom from artificiality, affectation, or inhibitions. See Synonyms at naive.
6. Not altered, treated, or disguised: natural coloring; natural produce.
7. Faithfully representing nature or life.
8. Expected and accepted: “In Willie's mind marriage remained the natural and logical sequence to love” (Duff Cooper).
9. Established by moral certainty or conviction: natural rights.
10. Being in a state regarded as primitive, uncivilized, or unregenerate.
11.
a. Related genetically: the natural parents of the child.
b. Born to parents who have never been married to each other: the natural son of the king.
12. Mathematics Of or relating to positive integers, sometimes including zero.
13. Music
a. Not sharped or flatted.
b. Having no sharps or flats.
14. Relating to hair that is allowed to remain in an unaltered state: “Many tweets also attacked double standards that exist regarding black women's hair. Wearing extensions and weaves can be seen as traitorous or insecure, while wearing hair in a natural or traditionally African-inspired style ... can result in mocking criticism” (Mary Emily O'Hara).
n.
1.
a. One having all the qualifications necessary for success: You are a natural for this job.
b. One suited by nature for a certain purpose or function: She is a natural at mathematics.
2. Music
a. The sign (♮) placed before a note to cancel a preceding sharp or flat.
b. A note so affected.
3. A yellowish gray to pale orange yellow.
4. Games A combination in certain card and dice games that wins immediately.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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