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Definition of Natural

1. Noun. Someone regarded as certain to succeed. "He's a natural for the job"

2. Adjective. In accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature. "Natural phenomena"

3. Noun. A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat.

4. Adjective. Existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation. "Natural fertilizers"

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

6. Adjective. Existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical. "A perfectly natural explanation"

7. Adjective. Functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies. "A grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild"

8. Adjective. (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone. "B natural"

9. Adjective. Unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct. "Offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"

10. Adjective. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes. "Bales of rude cotton"

11. Adjective. Related by blood; not adopted.

12. Adjective. Being talented through inherited qualities. "An innate talent"

13. Adjective. Free from artificiality. "A natural reaction"

Definition of Natural

1. a. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential; characteristic; not artificial, foreign, assumed, put on, or acquired; as, the natural growth of animals or plants; the natural motion of a gravitating body; natural strength or disposition; the natural heat of the body; natural color.

2. n. A native; an aboriginal.

Definition of Natural

1. Adjective. That which exists and evolved within the confines of an eco-system. ¹

2. Adjective. Of or relating to nature. ¹

3. Adjective. Without artificial additives. ¹

4. Adjective. As expected. ¹

5. Adjective. (music) Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ?. ¹

6. Adjective. Without, or prior to, modification or adjustment. ¹

7. Adjective. (context: of sexual intercourse) without a condom ¹

8. Noun. (rare) A native inhabitant of a place, country etc. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

9. Noun. (music) A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental, or the symbol ? used to indicate such a note. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

10. Noun. One with an innate talent at or for something. (defdate from 18th c.) ¹

11. Noun. An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Natural

1. a type of musical note [n -S]

Medical Definition of Natural

1. 1. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential; characteristic; not artifical, foreign, assumed, put on, or acquired; as, the natural growth of animals or plants; the natural motion of a gravitating body; natural strength or disposition; the natural heat of the body; natural colour. "With strong natural sense, and rare force of will." (Macaulay) 2. Conformed to the order, laws, or actual facts, of nature; consonant to the methods of nature; according to the stated course of things, or in accordance with the laws which govern events, feelings, etc.; not exceptional or violent; legitimate; normal; regular; as, the natural consequence of crime; a natural death. "What can be more natural than the circumstances in the behavior of those women who had lost their husbands on this fatal day?" (Addison) 3. Having to do with existing system to things; dealing with, or derived from, the creation, or the world of matter and mind, as known by man; within the scope of human reason or experience; not supernatural; as, a natural law; natural science; history, theology. "I call that natural religion which men might know . By the mere principles of reason, improved by consideration and experience, without the help of revelation." (Bp. Wilkins) 4. Conformed to truth or reality; as: Springing from true sentiment; not artifical or exaggerated; said of action, delivery, etc.; as, a natural gesture, tone, etc. Resembling the object imitated; true to nature; according to the life; said of anything copied or imitated; as, a portrait is natural. 5. Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to one's position; not unnatural in feelings. "To leave his wife, to leave his babes, . He wants the natural touch." (Shak) 6. Connected by the ties of consanguinity. "Natural friends." 7. Begotten without the sanction of law; born out of wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; as, a natural child. 8. Of or pertaining to the lower or animal nature, as contrasted with the higher or moral powers, or that which is spiritual; being in a state of nature; unregenerate. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God." (1 Cor. Ii. 14) 9. Belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some system, in which the base is 1; said or certain functions or numbers; as, natural numbers, those commencing at 1; natural sines, cosines, etc, those taken in arcs whose radii are 1. 10. Produced by natural organs, as those of the human throat, in distinction from instrumental music. Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major. Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but little from the original key. Natural day, the space of twenty-four hours. Natural fats, Natural gas, etc. See Fat, Gas. Etc. Natural Harmony, a classification based upon real affinities, as shown in the structure of all parts of the organisms, and by their embryology. "It should be borne in mind that the natural system of botany is natural only in the constitution of its genera, tribes, orders, etc, and in its grand divisions." (Gray) Natural theology, or Natural religion, that part of theological science which treats of those evidences of the existence and attributes of the Supreme Being which are exhibited in nature; distinguished from revealed religion. See Quotation under Natural. Natural vowel, the vowel sound heard in urn, furl, sir, her, etc.; so called as being uttered in the easiest open position of the mouth organs. See Neutral vowel. Synonym: See Native. Origin: OE. Naturel, F. Naturel, fr. L. Naturalis, fr. Natura. See Nature. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Natural

natterjacks natters nattery nattier nattiest nattily nattiness nattinesses natting natto

nattokinase natty natuer natura naturae natural-gas natural ability natural action natural antibody natural childbirth

natural convection natural covering natural dentition natural depression natural disaster natural disasters natural dyes natural elevation

Literary usage of Natural

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Methodist Review (1895)
"I.—natural AND SUPERnatural. THAT the natural is or is not all-embracing is one of the perennial contentions. It is also one in which partisan spirit lias ..."

2. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"Nothing can be more natural," said Sir Thomas, after a short deliberation ; " nor, were there no sister in the case, could anything, in my opinion, ..."

3. The South in the Building of the Nation: A History of the Southern States by Walter Lynwood Fleming (1909)
"Among the derived natural features are the means of transportation, largely dependent on ... The first, or natural features, remain practically constant, ..."

4. Criminology by Raffaele Garofalo (1914)
"Criticisms of the Theory of natural Crime. | 8. The Same: Views of Tarde.1 § 1. The Need of a Sociologic Notion of Crime The Lack of a Sociologic Definition ..."

5. Scientific Papers of Asa Gray by Asa Gray (1889)
"LINDLEY'S natural SYSTEM OF BOTANY. THE cultivators of botany in this country are generally acquainted with the former edition of this work through the ..."

6. The Life of Faith: In Three Parts by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1852)
"THE DOCTRINE OF natural FAITH. A distinction to be made between natural and religious faith. A full knowledge of religious faith implies some antecedent ..."

7. The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1823)
"There are, in the chain of the Jura, at least two of these natural ice-caves ; one called La Baume, is situated five leagues from Besançon, near the Abbey ..."

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