natural
nouns
someone regarded as certain to succeed
"he's a natural for the job"
is a type of (narrower)
a person with a record of successes
"his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"
(craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
domain category
a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
adjectives
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
"a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"
antonym
is similar to
not far removed from or suggestive of nature
"the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass"
see also
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"
see also
existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
"a perfectly natural explanation"
is an attribute of
the quality of being natural or based on natural principles
"he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"
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"
is derived from
antonym
is similar to
not artificially colored or bleached
"unbleached blonde hair"; "her hair is uncolored"; "undyed cotton"
see also
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
"a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"
existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
"a perfectly natural explanation"
is derived from
antonym
is similar to
according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter)
"a reflex response to physical stimuli"
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"
is similar to
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
"serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
(of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
"a natural scale"; "B natural"
domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
"a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"
(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"
related by blood; not adopted
being talented through inherited qualities
"a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"
free from artificiality
"a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"
is derived from
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