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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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Preternatural means more than is usual or natural, such as supernatural or otherworldly. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
- English (US)
adjective. formal us / ˌpriː.t̬ɚˈnætʃ.ɚ. ə l / uk /...
- Znaczenie Preternatural, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
preternatural definicja: 1. more than is usual or natural:...
- Preternatural in Traditional Chinese
PRETERNATURAL translate: 異常的;超自然的. Learn more in the...
- Preternatural in Simplified Chinese
PRETERNATURAL translate: 异常的;超自然的. Learn more in the...
- Translate English to Portuguese
PRETERNATURAL translate: sobrenatural. Learn more in the...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
preternatural 의미, 정의, preternatural의 정의: 1. more than is...
- English (US)
Preternatural means existing outside of nature, exceeding what is natural or regular, or inexplicable by ordinary means. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of this adjective from the Latin phrase praeter naturam.
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]
Preternatural means more than is usual or natural, often in a supernatural or eerie way. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from various sources and find out its synonyms and related words.
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.
Preternatural means that does not seem natural or cannot be explained by natural laws. Learn how to use this formal adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.