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   natural

   /ˈnatʃ(ə)rəl/

   adjective

   • 1. existing in or derived from nature; not made or caused by humankind: "carrots contain a natural antiseptic"
   • ▪ having had a minimum of processing or preservative treatment: "natural food" Similar unprocessedorganicpurewholesomeunrefinedpesticide-freechemical-freeadditive-freeunbleachedunmixedrealplainvirgincruderawOpposite artificialrefined
   • ▪ (of fabric) having a colour characteristic of the unbleached and undyed state; off-white.
   • 2. in accordance with the nature of, or circumstances surrounding, someone or something: "sharks have no natural enemies"
   • ▪ (of a person) having an innate skill or quality: "he was a natural entertainer" Similar bornnaturally gifteduntaught
   • ▪ (of a skill or quality) coming instinctively to a person; innate: "Laura's natural adaptability enabled her to settle quickly" Similar innateinborninherentnativenative-bornintrinsicinstinctiveinstinctualintuitivenatural-borningrainedbuilt-inguthereditaryinheritedinbredcongenitalrare:connateconnaturalOpposite acquired
   • ▪ (of a person or their behaviour) relaxed and unaffected; spontaneous: "he replied with just a little too much nonchalance to sound natural" Similar unaffectedspontaneousuninhibitedstraightforwardrelaxedunselfconsciousgenuineopenartlessguilelessingenuousunsophisticatedunpretentiouswithout airseasyunstudiedunforceduncontrivedunmanneredunstiltedunconstrainedOpposite affectedfalsestiltedstrainedawkwardself-conscious
   • ▪ entirely to be expected: "Ken was a natural choice for chairman" Similar reasonablelogicalunderstandableunsurprisingexpected(only) to be expectedpredictableinevitableOpposite unreasonable
   • ▪ (of law or justice) felt instinctively to be morally right and fair: "you might feel that holding the teacher responsible for the results contravenes natural justice"
   • 3. (of a parent or child) related by blood: "such adopted children always knew who their natural parents were"
   • ▪ (of a child) illegitimate: archaic "the Baron left a natural son by his mistress" Similar illegitimateborn out of wedlockinformal, dated:born on the wrong side of the blanketarchaic:bastardmisbegottenbasebornspuriousrare:adulterineOpposite legitimate
   • 4. (of a note) not sharp or flat: "the bassoon plays G natural instead of A flat"
   • ▪ (of a brass instrument) having no valves and able to play only the notes of the harmonic series above a fundamental note.
   • ▪ relating to the notes and intervals of the harmonic series.
   • 5. relating to earthly human or physical nature as distinct from the spiritual or supernatural realm.
   • 6. (of a bid) straightforwardly reflecting one's holding of cards: "his bid of one heart was natural and positive"

   noun

   • 1. a person having an innate talent for a particular task or activity: "she was a natural for television work"
   • ▪ a thing that is particularly suited for something: "perky musical accompaniment would seem a natural for this series"
   • 2. a sign (♮) denoting a natural note when a previous sign or the key signature would otherwise demand a sharp or a flat.
   • ▪ a natural note.
   • ▪ any of the longer, lower keys on a keyboard instrument that are normally white.
   • 3. an off-white colour: "colour for the summer is defined by the trend towards naturals"
   • 4. (in a gambling game) a combination or score that immediately wins.
   • ▪ a hand of two cards making 21 in the first deal in blackjack and similar games.
   • ▪ a first throw of 7 or 11 at craps.
   • 5. an insect or other small creature used as bait, rather than an artificial imitation.
   • 6. a person with an intellectual disability. archaic

   adverb

   • 1. naturally: informal, dialect "keep walking—just act natural"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘having a certain status by birth’): from Old French, from Latin naturalis, from natura ‘birth, nature, quality’ (see nature).

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   5 days ago · Ecosystem, the complex of living organisms, their physical environment, and all their interrelationships in a particular unit of space. An ecosystem can be categorized into its abiotic constituents, including minerals, climate, soil, water, and sunlight, and its biotic constituents, consisting of all living members.

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   5 days ago · Natural gas, colorless highly flammable gaseous hydrocarbon consisting primarily of methane and ethane. It is a type of petroleum that commonly occurs in association with crude oil. It is widely used as a fuel and is especially important in the generation of electricity.

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   5 days ago · existing outside of or not in accordance with nature. synonyms: otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental. supernatural. not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material.

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   2 days ago · The natural logarithm can be defined for any positive real number a as the area under the curve y = 1/x from 1 to a [4] (with the area being negative when 0 < a < 1 ).