Natural meaning

What does “natural” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“natural” is a noun and adjective with 13 meanings. Its most common meaning is: someone regarded as certain to succeed.

natural

noun

  1. someone regarded as certain to succeed

    “he's a natural for the job”

  2. a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

    Synonymscancel
  3. (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

adjective

  1. in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

    “a very natural development”

    “our natural environment”

    Oppositesunnatural
  2. existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation

    “a natural pearl”

    “natural gas”

    Oppositesartificial
  3. existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical

    “a perfectly natural explanation”

    Oppositessupernatural
  4. functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies

    “it's the natural thing to happen”

    “natural immunity”

  5. (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone

    “a natural scale”

    “B natural”

    Oppositessharpflat
  6. (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related

    “biological child”

    “natural parent”

    Synonymsbiological
  7. unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

    “a cat's natural aversion to water”

    “offering to help was as instinctive as breathing”

    Synonymsinstinctive
  8. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

    “natural yogurt”

    “natural produce”

    Synonymsrawrude
  9. being talented through inherited qualities

    “a natural leader”

    “a born musician”

    Synonymsborninnate
  10. free from artificiality

    “a lifelike pose”

    “a natural reaction”

    Synonymslifelike

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University