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Unnatural — Un*nat u*ral (?; 135), a. Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes. [1913 Webster] Syn: See {Factitious}. [1913 Webster] {Un*nat u*ral*ly}, adv. {Un*nat u*ral*ness}, n.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Unnatural — may refer to:*Alraune (1952 film)ee also* Natural (disambiguation) * Unnatural Acts … Wikipedia
unnatural — [unnach′ər əl] adj. not natural or normal; specif., a) contrary to, or at variance with, nature; abnormal; strange b) artificial, affected, or strained [an unnatural smile] c) characterized by a lack of the emotions, attitudes, or behavior… … English World dictionary
unnatural — index anomalous, artificial, cruel, diabolic, histrionic, illegitimate (born out of wedlock), irregular (not usual), peculiar ( … Law dictionary
unnatural — early 15c., not in accord with physical nature, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + NATURAL (Cf. natural). Meaning artificial is attested from 1746; that of at variance with moral standards is from 1520s … Etymology dictionary
unnatural — anomalous, *irregular Analogous words: *abnormal, aberrant, atypical: *monstrous, prodigious: *fantastic, grotesque, bizarre Antonyms: natural … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unnatural — [adj] not regular; artificial aberrant, abnormal, affected, anomalous, assumed, bizarre, concocted, contrary, contrived, ersatz*, extraordinary, fabricated, factitious, false, feigned, forced, freakish, freaky, imitation, incredible, insincere,… … New thesaurus
unnatural — ► ADJECTIVE 1) contrary to nature; abnormal or artificial. 2) affected; not spontaneous. DERIVATIVES unnaturally adverb unnaturalness noun … English terms dictionary
unnatural — adj. 1) unnatural to + inf. (it s unnatural of parents to reject their own children) 2) unnatural that + clause (it s unnatural that members of the same family should fight so much) * * * [ʌn nætʃ(ə)rəl] unnatural to + inf. (it s unnatural of… … Combinatory dictionary
unnatural — [[t]ʌnnæ̱tʃər(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as unnatural, you mean that it is strange and often frightening, because it is different from what you normally expect. The aircraft rose with unnatural speed on take off... The… … English dictionary
unnatural — un|nat|u|ral [ʌnˈnætʃərəl] adj 1.) different from what you would normally expect ▪ It was very cold, which seemed unnatural for late spring. 2.) seeming false, or not real or natural = ↑fake ▪ Julia s laugh seemed forced and unnatural. 3.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
