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| Sounds | nae'cherahl; nae'chrahl |
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| Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | In accordance with nature. Relating to or concerning nature. |
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| Examples | "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena" |
| Attribute of | naturalness |
| Similar | earthy; elemental |
| See also | artless; natural; natural |
| Contrary | unnatural |
| Meaning | Existing in or produced by nature. Not artificial or imitation. |
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| Examples | "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers" |
| Similar | fresh; unbleached, uncolored, undyed |
| See also | natural |
| Contrary | artificial, unreal |
| Adverbs | naturally |
| Meaning | Existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world. Neither supernatural nor magical. |
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| Examples | "a perfectly natural explanation" |
| Similar | physical |
| See also | natural |
| Contrary | supernatural |
| Meaning | Functioning or occurring in a normal way. Lacking abnormalities or deficiencies. |
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| Examples | "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild" |
| Category | biology, biological science |
| Similar to | normal |
| Meaning | Of a key containing no sharps or flats. |
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| Examples | "B natural" |
| Category | music |
| Contrary | sharp; flat |
| Meaning | Unthinking. Prompted by (or as if by) instinct. |
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| Examples | "a cat's natural aversion to water" |
| Synonyms | instinctive |
| Similar to | spontaneous, self-generated |
| Meaning | (used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition. |
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| Examples | "natural yogurt"; "natural produce" |
| Synonyms | raw, rude |
| Similar to | unprocessed |
| Meaning | Related by blood. Not adopted. |
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| Examples | "natural parent" |
| Similar to | biological |
| Meaning | Talented through inherited qualities. |
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| Examples | "a natural leader" |
| Synonyms | born, innate |
| Similar to | intelligent |
| Meaning | Unaffected and natural looking. |
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| Examples | "a natural reaction" |
| Synonyms | lifelike |
| Similar to | unaffected |
| Meaning | Someone regarded as certain to succeed. |
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| Examples | "he's a natural for the job" |
| Broader | achiever, winner, success, succeeder |
| Meaning | A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat. |
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| Synonyms | cancel |
| Broader | musical notation |
| Meaning | (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake. |
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| Category | craps, crap shooting, crapshoot, crap game |
| Broader | cast, roll |