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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024su•per•nat•u•ral /ˌsupɚˈnætʃərəl, -ˈnætʃrəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural or that can be explained by natural law:supernatural powers.
n. [uncountable] - the supernatural, [the + ~] supernatural beings, behavior, and occurrences thought of as a group:The fortune-teller claimed to be able to contact the world of the supernatural.
See -nat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024su•per•nat•u•ral (so̅o̅′pər nach′ər əl, -nach′rəl),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or being above or beyond what is natural;
unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal. - of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or attributed to God or a deity.
- of a superlative degree;
preternatural:a missile of supernatural speed. - of, pertaining to, or attributed to ghosts, goblins, or other unearthly beings;
eerie; occult. n. - a being, place, object, occurrence, etc., considered as supernatural or of supernatural origin;
that which is supernatural, or outside the natural order. - behavior supposedly caused by the intervention of supernatural beings.
- direct influence or action of a deity on earthly affairs.
- the supernatural:
- supernatural beings, behavior, and occurrences collectively.
- supernatural forces and the supernatural plane of existence:a deep fear of the supernatural.
- Medieval Latin supernātūrālis. See super-, natural
- 1520–30
su′per•nat′u•ral•ly, adv. su′per•nat′u•ral•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See miraculous.
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