natural

natural
nat•u•ral
[[t]ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl[/t]] adj.
1) existing in or formed by nature:
a natural bridge[/ex]
2) of or pertaining to nature:
the natural world[/ex]
3) in a state of nature; uncultivated, as land
4) nut having undergone little or no processing and containing no chemical additives:
natural food[/ex]
5) having a physical existence, as opposed to one that is spiritual, intellectual, fictitious, etc
6) belonging to the nature or essential constitution; inborn:
natural ability[/ex]
7) being such because of one's inborn nature or abilities:
a natural mathematician[/ex]
8) free from affectation or constraint:
a natural manner[/ex]
9) in accordance with the nature of things; to be expected:
a natural result[/ex]
10) in accordance with human nature
11) based upon the innate moral feeling of humankind:
natural justice[/ex]
12) happening in the usual course of things, without the intervention of accident, violence, etc.:
a natural death[/ex]
13) law illegitimate:
a natural son[/ex]
14) cvb related by blood rather than by adoption:
one's natural parents[/ex]
15) based on what is learned from nature rather than on revelation:
natural religion[/ex]
16) true to or closely imitating nature:
a natural representation[/ex]
17) unenlightened or unregenerate:
natural man[/ex]
18) mad mus
a) neither sharp nor flat
b) changed in pitch by the natural sign
19) cvb not treated, refined, etc.; in its original state:
natural wood[/ex]
20) not tinted or colored; undyed
21) having a pale tannish or grayish yellow color
22) one that is or is likely to be suitable to or successful in an endeavor
23) mad
a) a white key on a piano, organ, or the like
b) the symbol ||natural;, placed before a note, canceling the effect of a previous sharp or flat
c) a note affected by the natural sign, or a tone thus represented
24) a fool or idiot
25) gam (in craps) a winning combination of 7 or 11 made on the first cast
26) cvb a natural substance or product
27) an Afro hairstyle
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Etymology: 1300–50; ME naturel < MF < L nātūrālis (see nature, -al I) nat′u•ral•ness, n.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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