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natural
English
Alternative forms
- naturall (obsolete)
- nat'ral (AAVE)
Etymology
From Middle English natural, borrowed from Old French natural, naturel, from Latin n?t?r?lis, from n?tus, the perfect participle of n?scor (“be born”, verb).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: n?ch??r-?l, n?ch?r?l IPA(key): /?næt????l/, /?næt???l/
- (General American) enPR: n?ch??r-?l, n?ch?r?l, IPA(key): /?næt????l/, /-??l/, /?næt???l/
- Rhymes: -æt????l, -æt???l
- Hyphenation: nat?u?ral, natu?ral
Adjective
natural (comparative more natural, superlative most natural)
- That exists and evolved within the confines of an ecosystem.
- Of or relating to nature.
- Without artificial additives.
- As expected; reasonable.
- (music) Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ?.
- (music) Produced by natural organs, such as those of the human throat, in distinction from instrumental music.
- (music) Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but little from the original key.# (mathematics) Having 1 as the base of the system, of a function or number.
- Without, or prior to, modification or adjustment.
- (dice games) The result of a dice roll before bonuses or penalties are added to or subtracted from the result.
- Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to one's position; not unnatural in feelings.
- (obsolete) Connected by the ties of consanguinity.
- Related genetically but not legally to one's father; born out of wedlock, illegitimate.
- 1990, Roy Porter, English Society in the 18th Century, Penguin 1991, p. 264:
- Dr Erasmus Darwin set up his two illegitimate daughters as the governesses of a school, noting that natural children often had happier (because less pretentious) upbringings than legitimate.
- 1990, Roy Porter, English Society in the 18th Century, Penguin 1991, p. 264:
- (of sexual intercourse) Without a condom.
- (bridge) Bidding in an intuitive way that reflects one's actual hand.
Synonyms
- (exists in an ecosystem): see Thesaurus:innate or Thesaurus:native
- (as expected): inevitable, necessary, reasonable; See also Thesaurus:inevitable
- (without adjustment): see Thesaurus:raw
- (connected by consanguinity): see Thesaurus:consanguine
- (born out of wedlock): see Thesaurus:illegitimate
- (without a condom): see Thesaurus:condomless
Antonyms
- (exists in an ecosystem): aberrant, abnormal, artificial
- (as expected): see Thesaurus:strange
- (without additives): processed
- (bridge): conventional
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
natural (plural naturals)
- (now rare) A native inhabitant of a place, country etc. [from 16th c.]
- 1615, Ralph Hamor, A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia, Richmond 1957, page 3:
- I coniecture and assure my selfe that yee cannot be ignorant by what meanes this peace hath bin thus happily both for our proceedings and the welfare of the Naturals concluded [...].
- 1615, Ralph Hamor, A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia, Richmond 1957, page 3:
- (music) A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental. [from 17th c.]
- (music) The symbol ? used to indicate such a natural note.
- One with an innate talent at or for something. [from 18th c.]
- An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric. [from 20th c.]
- (archaic) One with a simple mind; a fool or idiot.
- 1633, A Banqvet of Jests: or, Change of Cheare. Being a collection, of Moderne Ie?ts. Witty Ieeres. Plea?ant Taunts. Merry Tales. The Second Part newly publi?hed, page 30:
- A Noble-man tooke a great liking to a naturall, and had covenanted with his parents to take him from them and to keepe him for his plea?ure, and demanding of the Ideot if he would ?erve him, he made him this an?were, My Father ?aith he, got me to be his foole of my mother, now if you long to have a foole; go & without doubt you may get one of your owne wife.
- 1633, A Banqvet of Jests: or, Change of Cheare. Being a collection, of Moderne Ie?ts. Witty Ieeres. Plea?ant Taunts. Merry Tales. The Second Part newly publi?hed, page 30:
- (colloquial, chiefly Britain) One's natural life.
- 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage 2014, page 155:
- ‘Sergeant-Major Robinson came in in the middle of it, and you've never seen a man look more surprised in your natural.’
- 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage 2014, page 155:
- (US, colloquial) A hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated.
- 2002, Maxine Leeds Craig, Ain't I a Beauty Queen?: Black Women, Beauty, and the Politics of Race, Oxford University Press ?ISBN
- Chinosole, who stopped straightening her hair and cut it into a natural while at a predominantly white college, was quite uneasy with the style
- 2012, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Chicken Soup for the African American Soul: Celebrating and Sharing Our Culture One Story at a Time, Simon and Schuster ?ISBN
- I wanted to do it for so long — throw out my chemically relaxed hair for a natural.
- 2015, Carmen M. Cusack, HAIR AND JUSTICE: Sociolegal Significance of Hair in Criminal Justice, Constitutional Law, and Public Policy, Charles C Thomas Publisher ?ISBN, page 155
- Third, it insinuates that black afro hairstyles (e.g., naturals) relate to African cultural heritage, which is largely untrue.
- 2002, Maxine Leeds Craig, Ain't I a Beauty Queen?: Black Women, Beauty, and the Politics of Race, Oxford University Press ?ISBN
- (algebra) Closed under submodules, direct sums, and injective hulls.
Translations
Adverb
natural (comparative more natural, superlative most natural)
- (colloquial, dialect) Naturally; in a natural manner.
See also
- Appendix:Colors
References
- natural in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- natural in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin naturalis, attested from the 14th century.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /n?.tu??al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /na.tu??al/
Adjective
natural (masculine and feminine plural naturals)
- natural
Derived terms
- gas natural
- naturalesa
- naturalisme
- naturalitzar
- naturalment
- nombre natural
- selecció natural
Related terms
- naturalitat
Noun
natural m or f (plural naturals)
- native, natural (person who is native to a place)
- Synonym: nadiu
Noun
natural m (plural naturals)
- nature (innate characteristics of a person)
Related terms
- natura
References
Further reading
- “natural” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “natural” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “natural” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin naturalis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
natural m or f (plural naturais)
- natural
Derived terms
- naturalmente
Noun
natural m or f (plural naturais)
- native, natural
Synonyms
- nativo
Noun 2
natural m (plural naturais)
- nature (innate characteristics of a person)
Related terms
- natureza
Further reading
- “natural” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- naturel, naturalle, naturelle, naturell, naturall, naturill
Etymology
From Old French natural, from Latin n?t?r?lis; equivalent to nature +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na??tiu?ral/, /na??tiu?r?l/, /na?tiu?ral/, /na?tiu?r?l/
Adjective
natural
- intrinsic, fundamental, basic; relating to natural law.
- natural (preexisting; present or due to nature):
- usual, regular (i.e. as found in nature)
- well; in good heath or condition.
- inherited; due to one's lineage.
- inborn; due to one's natural reasoning (rather than a deity's intervention)
- Nourishing; healthful or beneficial to one's body.
- Misbegotten; conceived outside of marriage
- Correct, right, fitting.
- Diligent in performing one's societal obligations.
- (rare) Endemic, indigenous.
- (rare) Bodily; relating to one's human form.
Related terms
- supernatural
Descendants
- English: natural
- Scots: naitural
References
- “n?t?r?l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin n?t?r?lis.
Adjective
natural m (oblique and nominative feminine singular naturale)
- natural
Related terms
- nature
- naistre
Descendants
- ? Middle English: natural
- English: natural
- Scots: naitural
- French: naturel
- ? Breton: naturel
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naty?ral/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
natural
- natural
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese natural, borrowed from Latin n?t?r?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /n?.tu.??a?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /na.tu.??aw/, [n??.t??.??ä??]
- Hyphenation: na?tu?ral
Adjective
natural m or f (plural naturais, comparable)
- natural
- native of, from
- Synonyms: originário, oriundo
- room-temperature (of liquids)
Antonyms
- (room-temperature): fresco
Related terms
- natura
- naturalidade
- naturalismo
- naturalístico
- naturalizar
- naturalmente
- natureza
- naturismo
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin n?t?r?lis, French naturel, Italian naturale.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.tu?ral/
Adjective
natural m or n (feminine singular natural?, masculine plural naturali, feminine and neuter plural naturale)
- natural
Further reading
- natural in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin n?t?r?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /natu??al/, [na.t?u??al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: na?tu?ral
Adjective
natural (plural naturales)
- natural (of or relating to nature)
- natural, plain (without artificial additives)
- natural (as expected; reasonable)
- Synonym: normal
- (of a day) being a calendar day
- (music) natural (neither sharp nor flat)
- (of a child) illegitimate (born to unmarried parents)
- Synonym: ilegítimo
- Antonym: legítimo
- (of a drink) room-temperature (neither heated nor chilled)
Derived terms
Related terms
- natura (“nature”)
- naturaleza (“nature”)
- naturalidad (“naturalness”)
Further reading
- “natural” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish natural (“natural”).
Adjective
naturál
- natural
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apparent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French apparent, Old French aparant, in turn from Latin apparens ?-entis, present participle of appareo.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??pæ.??nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /??pæ.??nt/, /??p?.??nt/
Adjective
apparent (comparative more apparent, superlative most apparent)
- Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye, eyely; within sight or view.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book IV,
- […] Hesperus, that led / The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, / Rising in clouded majesty, at length / Apparent queen unveiled her peerless light, / And o’er the dark her silver mantle threw.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book IV,
- Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
- c. 1595–6, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John, Act IV, Scene 2,
- Salisbury: It is apparent foul-play; and ’tis shame / That greatness should so grossly offer it: / So thrive it in your game! and so, farewell.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 20
- When I came to Renfield's room I found him lying on the floor on his left side in a glittering pool of blood. When I went to move him, it became at once apparent that he had received some terrible injuries.
- c. 1595–6, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John, Act IV, Scene 2,
- Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.
- 1785, Thomas Reid, Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man, Essay II (“Of the Powers we have by means of our External Senses”), Chapter XIX (“Of Matter and of Space”),
- What George Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called apparent magnitude.
- 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second,
- To live on terms of civility, and even of apparent friendship.
- 1911, Encyclopædia Britannica, “Aberration”,
- This apparent motion is due to the finite velocity of light, and the progressive motion of the observer with the earth, as it performs its yearly course about the sun.
- 1785, Thomas Reid, Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man, Essay II (“Of the Powers we have by means of our External Senses”), Chapter XIX (“Of Matter and of Space”),
Usage notes
- The word apparent has two common uses that are almost in opposition. One means roughly “clear; clearly true”, and serves to make a statement more decisive:
- It was apparent that no one knew the answer. (=No one knew the answer, and it showed.)
- The other is roughly “seeming; to all appearances”, and serves to make a statement less decisive:
- The apparent source of the hubbub was a stray kitten. (=There was a stray kitten, and it seemed to be the source of the hubbub.)
- The same ambivalence occurs with the derived adverb apparently, which usually means “seemingly” but can also mean “clearly”, especially when it is modified by another adverb, such as quite.
Synonyms
- (easy to see): visible, conspicuous, distinct, plain, obvious, clear
- (easy to understand): distinct, plain, obvious, clear, certain, evident, manifest, indubitable, notorious, transparent
- (seeming to be the case): illusory, superficial
Antonyms
- (within sight or view): hidden, invisible
- (clear to the understanding): ambiguous, obscure
Derived terms
- apparency
- apparent horizon
- apparent time
- apparently
- apparentness
- heir apparent
Related terms
- apparition
- appear
- appearance
Translations
References
- apparent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- trappean
French
Etymology
From Old French aparent, aparant, borrowed from Latin apparens, apparentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.pa.???/
Adjective
apparent (feminine singular apparente, masculine plural apparents, feminine plural apparentes)
- apparent (all senses)
Derived terms
- héritier apparent
Related terms
- apparemment
- apparence
- apparaître
- apparoir
Further reading
- “apparent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
apparent
- third-person plural present active indicative of app?re?
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of appar?
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