natural
/nˈætʃɝʌl/
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Definitions
Adjective
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"
Adjective
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"
Adjective
existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation"
Adjective
(of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; "a natural scale"; "B natural"
Adjective Satellite
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"
Adjective Satellite
unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat''s natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"
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(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"
Adjective Satellite
related by blood; not adopted
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being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"
Adjective Satellite
free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"
Noun
someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he''s a natural for the job"
Noun
a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
Noun
(craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake