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- Dictionarypreternatural/ˌpriːtəˈnatʃ(ə)rəl/
adjective
- 1. beyond what is normal or natural: "autumn had arrived with preternatural speed"
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adjective. formal uk / ˌpriː.təˈnætʃ. ə r. ə l / us / ˌpriː.t̬ɚˈnætʃ.ɚ. ə l / Add to word list. more than is usual or natural: Anger gave me preternatural strength, and I managed to force the door open. Synonym. otherworldly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strange, suspicious and unnatural. aberrantly. abnormally. add. freakishly.
The meaning of PRETERNATURAL is existing outside of nature. How to use preternatural in a sentence. Did you know?
The preternatural (or praeternatural) is that which appears outside, beside or beyond (Latin: præter) the natural. It is "suspended between the mundane and the miraculous". [1]
adjective. formal us / ˌpriː.t̬ɚˈnætʃ.ɚ. ə l / uk / ˌpriː.təˈnætʃ. ə r. ə l / Add to word list. more than is usual or natural: Anger gave me preternatural strength, and I managed to force the door open. Synonym. otherworldly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strange, suspicious and unnatural. aberrantly. abnormally. add. freakishly.
Preternatural definition: out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal. See examples of PRETERNATURAL used in a sentence.
Preternatural describes something that seems oddly abnormal and out of sync with everything else. If you hear a preternatural dog's barking, maybe it sounds like a police siren instead of a howl.
Definition of preternatural adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.