natural
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
someone regarded as certain to succeed
he's a natural for the job
Types & categories
- achiever hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
a very natural development
Related & opposite
- natural also see
- natural also see
- unnatural antonym
- naturalness attribute
- earthy similar to
Sense 3 noun
a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
Types & categories
- musical notation hypernym
Related & opposite
- strike down derivation
Sense 4 adjective
existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
a natural pearl
Related & opposite
- natural also see
- artificial antonym
- naturalness derivation
- unbleached similar to
Sense 5 noun
(craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
Types & categories
- cast hypernym
Related & opposite
- craps domain topic
Sense 6 adjective
existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
a perfectly natural explanation
Related & opposite
- supernatural antonym
- naturalness derivation
- physical similar to
Sense 7 adjective
functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies
it's the natural thing to happen
Related & opposite
Sense 8 adjective
(of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
a natural scale
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Sense 9 adjective
unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
a cat's natural aversion to water
Related & opposite
- self-generated similar to
Sense 10 adjective
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
natural yogurt
Related & opposite
- unprocessed similar to
Sense 11 adjective
related by blood; not adopted
Related & opposite
- biological similar to
Sense 12 adjective
being talented through inherited qualities
a natural leader
Related & opposite
- innateness derivation
- intelligent similar to
Sense 13 adjective
free from artificiality
a lifelike pose
Related & opposite
- naturalness derivation
- unaffected similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | achiever |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | natural |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | natural |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | unnatural |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | naturalness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | earthy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | strike down |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | musical notation |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | natural |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | artificial |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | naturalness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unbleached |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | craps |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | cast |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | supernatural |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | naturalness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | physical |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | normal |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | sharp |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | flat |
| 8 | domain topic | Related & opposite | music |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | self-generated |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | unprocessed |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | biological |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | innateness |
| 12 | similar to | Related & opposite | intelligent |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | naturalness |
| 13 | similar to | Related & opposite | unaffected |