natural

natural
I UK [ˈnætʃ(ə)rəl] / US adjective ***
1)
a) existing in nature and not produced or caused by people

This cloth is made from natural fibres.

areas of great natural beauty

completely/totally natural:

All the ingredients we use are completely natural.

natural causes:

Mr Johnson died from natural causes (= not as a result of an accident or crime).

b) not changed from a natural state by production or growing methods

natural food

2) reasonable or expected in a particular situation

His anger was an entirely natural reaction.

It's only natural to worry about your child's diet.


Collocations:
Adverbs frequently used with natural
▪  completely, entirely, only, perfectly, quite
3) [only before noun] existing in someone from an early age

Angela's a natural leader.

natural talent/ability:

The best players have natural talent.

natural instinct:

Her natural instinct was to defend herself.

4)
a) relaxed rather than uncomfortable

She appeared relaxed and natural in her first recital.

b) honest rather than false

Greg has natural warmth and concern for people.

5) [only before noun] natural parents are the ones you were born to

Derived word:
naturalness
noun uncountable
II UK [ˈnætʃ(ə)rəl] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "natural":
singular natural plural naturals
1) someone whose skills and abilities suit a particular job or activity

You can see by his game that he's a natural.

2) music a musical note that is not a sharp or a flat, or the written sign showing this

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  • natural — NATURÁL, Ă, naturali, e, adj., adv., s.n. I. adj. 1. Care se referă la natură (1), care aparţine naturii; care se găseşte în natură. ♢ Bogăţie naturală = bogăţie (necultivată) a solului sau a subsolului, a unei regiuni, a unei ţări. Ştiinţele… …   Dicționar Român

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  • Natural — es un adjetivo que se refiere a la Naturaleza. Puede referirse a: Persona nacida en un determinado lugar (véase también vecino, ciudadano y súbdito) Lenguaje natural Números naturales Espacio natural Parque natural Reserva natural Ciencias… …   Wikipedia Español

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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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