- nat‧u‧ral
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nature
existing in nature and not caused, made, or controlled by people [↪ artificial, man-made]: the study of the natural world (=trees, rivers, animals, plants etc)
an area of spectacular natural beauty
natural disasters (=things such as floods or earthquakes)
death from natural causes
the need for natural light in offices
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normal
normal and as you would expect [≠ unnatural, abnormal]: At the time, accepting his offer had seemed the most natural thing in the world.
- it is natural (for somebody) to do something
It's not natural for a child of his age to be so quiet.
It's only natural that he should be interested in what happens.
It was a perfectly natural (=not surprising) mistake to make.
!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition
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3behaviour a natural tendency or type of behaviour is part of your character when you are born, rather than one that you learn later:
ReplyDeleteBabies have a natural fear of falling.
4ability having a particular quality or skill without needing to be taught and without needing to try hard:
a natural musician
Cheryl has a natural elegance about her.
his natural ability with figures
5relaxed behaving in a way that is normal and shows you are relaxed and not trying to pretend:
Be cool, be natural.
6parent/child [only before noun]
a) someone's natural parent or child is their real parent or child, who is biologically related to them:
An adopted young person has the right to trace his natural parents.
b) old-fashioned if someone is the natural child of someone, their parents were not married to each other:
He was rumoured to be the natural son of a duke.
7real not connected with gods, magic, or spirits [≠ supernatural]:
I'm sure there's a perfectly natural explanation.
8 natural justice/law justice that is based on human reason alone
9food with nothing added to change the taste:
natural yoghurt
10music technical a musical note that is natural has been raised from a flat by one semitone or lowered from a sharp by one semitone [↪ sharp, flat]
—naturalness noun [uncountable]
Manufacturers now choose to emphasize the naturalness of the ingredients used in their products.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.