nnoun.personsomeone regarded as certain to succeedExamples:- he's a natural for the job
Hypernyms:achiever succeeder success winner
Inherited Hypernyms:naturalachieverpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:naturalachieverpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa notation cancelling a previous sharp or flatSynset:cancel
Derivationally Related Form:cancel
Hypernyms:musical notation
Inherited Hypernyms:naturalmusical notationnotationwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.act(craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stakeTopic:craps
Hypernyms:cast roll
Inherited Hypernyms:naturalcastthrowgamblingdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:naturalcastthrowgamblingvicetransgressionwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
adjadj.allin accordance with nature; relating to or concerning natureAttributes:naturalness
Examples:- a very natural development
- our natural environment
- natural science
- natural resources
- natural cliffs
- natural phenomena
Antonyms:unnatural
Inherited Hypernyms:natural
Similar to:earthy
See also:natural natural
adjadj.allexisting in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitationExamples:- a natural pearl
- natural gas
- natural silk
- natural blonde hair
- a natural sweetener
- natural fertilizers
Antonyms:artificial
Derivationally Related Form:naturalness
Inherited Hypernyms:natural
Similar to:unbleached uncolored undyed
See also:natural
adjadj.allexisting in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magicalExamples:- a perfectly natural explanation
Antonyms:supernatural
Derivationally Related Form:naturalness
Inherited Hypernyms:natural
Similar to:physical
adj satadj.allfunctioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficienciesTopic:biological sciencebiology
Examples:- it's the natural thing to happen
- natural immunity
- a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild
Antonyms:abnormal
Inherited Hypernyms:natural
Similar to:normal
adjadj.all(of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitoneTopic:music
Antonyms:sharpflat
Inherited Hypernyms:natural
adjadj.all(of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically relatedSynset:biological
Examples:- biological child
- natural parent
Antonyms:adoptive
Inherited Hypernyms:biological
Similar to:begotten
adj satadj.allunthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinctSynset:instinctive
Examples:- a cat's natural aversion to water
- offering to help was as instinctive as breathing
Antonyms:induced
Inherited Hypernyms:natural
Similar to:self-generated spontaneous
adj satadj.all(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processesSynset:raw rude
Examples:- natural yogurt
- natural produce
- raw wool
- raw sugar
- bales of rude cotton
Antonyms:processed
Inherited Hypernyms:natural
Similar to:unprocessed
adj satadj.allbeing talented through inherited qualitiesSynset:born innate
Examples:- a natural leader
- a born musician
- an innate talent
Antonyms:unintelligent
Derivationally Related Form:innateness
Inherited Hypernyms:natural
Similar to:intelligent
adj satadj.allfree from artificialitySynset:lifelike
Examples:- a lifelike pose
- a natural reaction
Antonyms:affected
Derivationally Related Form:naturalness
Inherited Hypernyms:lifelike
Similar to:unaffected