Natural

| ˈnatʃ(ə)r(ə)l |

Definition

• adjective
  • existing in or derived from nature; not made or caused by humankind
    • having had a minimum of processing or preservative treatment
    • (of fabric) having a color characteristic of the unbleached and undyed state; off-white
  • in accordance with the nature of, or circumstances surrounding, sb. or sth.
    • [attribute] (of a person) having an innate skill or quality
    • [attribute] (of law or justice) felt instinctively to be morally right and fair
    • (of a skill or quality) coming instinctively to a person; innate
    • (of sb. or their behavior) relaxed and unaffected; spontaneous
    • entirely to be expected
  • [attribute] (of parent and child) related by blood
    •  (chiefly archaic) (of a child) illegitimate
  • (in music) (of a note) not sharp or 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
  • (in Christianity, theology) relating to earthly human or physical nature as distinct from the spiritual or supernatural realm
  • (in bridge) (of a bid) straightforwardly reflecting one’s holding of cards (often contrasted with conventional or artificial)
• noun
  • a person having an innate talent for a particular task or activity
  • (in music) 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
  • [mass noun] an off-white color
  • a hand of cards, throw of dice, or other result which wins immediately, in particular:
    • 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
  • (in fishing) an insect or other small creature used as bait, rather than an artificial imitation
  • (archaic) a person born with a learning disability

Etymology

Middle English (“having a certain status by birth”) from Old French, itself from Latin naturalis, from natura (“birth”, “nature”, “quality”).

In Other Languages

• Bahasa Indonesia: alam, dasar
• بهاس ملايو:
  • سمولا جادي (semula jadi)
• Cebuano: natural
• Deutsch: natürlich
• Español: natural, normal, instintivo
• Filipino: likas
• Français: naturel, inné
• 한국어: 자연의 (jayeon-ui)
• Italiano: naturale, spontaneo, genuino
• ភាសាខ្មែរ: ធម្មជាតិ (thommocheate)
• Latino: naturalis, innatus
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: သဘာဝ
• 日本語: 自然の (しぜんの), 天然の (てんねんの)
• ພາສາລາວ: ທໍາມະຊາດ (thoamasad)
• ภาษาไทย: โดยธรรมชาติ (doy ṭhrrmchāti)
• தமிழ்: இயற்கை (Iyaṟkai)
• Tiếng Việt: tự nhiên, cố nhiên, thiên tư
• 中文: 自然 (zìrán), 天然 (tiānrán), 固有 (gùyǒu)