Noun
- 1. natural, achiever, winner, success, succeeder
- usage: someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job"
- 2. natural, cancel, musical notation
- usage: a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- 3. natural, cast, roll
- usage: (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
Adjective
- 1. natural (vs. unnatural), earthy, natural, natural
- usage: in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"
- 2. natural (vs. artificial), unbleached, uncolored, undyed, natural
- usage: existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers"
- 3. natural (vs. supernatural), physical
- usage: existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation"
- 4. natural, normal (vs. abnormal)
- usage: functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies; "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild"
- 5. natural (vs. sharp) (vs. flat)
- usage: (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; "a natural scale"; "B natural"
- 6. natural, instinctive, spontaneous (vs. induced), self-generated
- usage: unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"
- 7. natural, raw(prenominal), rude(prenominal), unprocessed (vs. processed)
- usage: (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"
- 8. natural, biological (vs. adoptive)
- usage: related by blood; not adopted
- 9. natural, born(predicate), innate(predicate), intelligent (vs. unintelligent)
- usage: being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"
- 10. lifelike, natural, unaffected (vs. affected)
- usage: free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"
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