natural

natural
adjective
1》 existing in or derived from nature; not made, caused by, or processed by humans.
    ↘having had a minimum of processing or preservative treatment.
    ↘(of fabric) unbleached and undyed; off-white.
2》 in accordance with nature; normal.
    ↘relaxed and unaffected.
    ↘inevitable: the natural choice.
    ↘(of law or justice) based on innate moral sense.
3》 (of a parent or child) related by blood.
    ↘chiefly archaic illegitimate.
4》 Music (of a note) not sharpened or flattened.
    ↘(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.
5》 Christian Theology relating to human or physical nature as distinct from the spiritual or supernatural realm.
6》 Bridge (of a bid) straightforwardly reflecting one's holding of cards. Often contrasted with conventional or artificial.
noun
1》 a person with an innate gift or talent for a particular task or activity.
2》 Music a natural note, or a sign () denoting one when a previous sign or the key signature would otherwise demand a sharp or a flat.
    ↘any of the longer, lower keys on a keyboard instrument that are normally white.
3》 an off-white colour.
4》 a hand of cards, throw of dice, or other result which wins immediately.
5》 Fishing an insect or other small creature used as bait, rather than an artificial imitation.
6》 archaic a person born with impaired intelligence.
Derivatives
naturalness noun

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  • natural — adj. 2 g. 1. Da natureza ou a ela relativo. 2. Produzido pela Natureza. 3. Oriundo, originário. 4. Que não tem artifício, composição ou mistura. 5. Não artificial. 6. Não postiço; próprio. 7. Simples, singelo; sem doblez nem impostura. 8. Lógico; …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Natural — Nat u*ral (?; 135), n. 1. A native; an aboriginal. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Natural gifts, impulses, etc. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. One born without the usual powers of reason or understanding; an idiot. The minds of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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