unnatural

unnatural
unnatural early 15c., "not in accord with physical nature," from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + NATURAL (Cf. natural). Meaning "artificial" is attested from 1746; that of "at variance with moral standards" is from 1520s.

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  • unnatural — [unnach′ər əl] adj. not natural or normal; specif., a) contrary to, or at variance with, nature; abnormal; strange b) artificial, affected, or strained [an unnatural smile] c) characterized by a lack of the emotions, attitudes, or behavior… …   English World dictionary

  • unnatural — index anomalous, artificial, cruel, diabolic, histrionic, illegitimate (born out of wedlock), irregular (not usual), peculiar ( …   Law dictionary

  • unnatural — anomalous, *irregular Analogous words: *abnormal, aberrant, atypical: *monstrous, prodigious: *fantastic, grotesque, bizarre Antonyms: natural …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • unnatural — [adj] not regular; artificial aberrant, abnormal, affected, anomalous, assumed, bizarre, concocted, contrary, contrived, ersatz*, extraordinary, fabricated, factitious, false, feigned, forced, freakish, freaky, imitation, incredible, insincere,… …   New thesaurus

  • unnatural — ► ADJECTIVE 1) contrary to nature; abnormal or artificial. 2) affected; not spontaneous. DERIVATIVES unnaturally adverb unnaturalness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • unnatural — adj. 1) unnatural to + inf. (it s unnatural of parents to reject their own children) 2) unnatural that + clause (it s unnatural that members of the same family should fight so much) * * * [ʌn nætʃ(ə)rəl] unnatural to + inf. (it s unnatural of… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • unnatural — [[t]ʌnnæ̱tʃər(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as unnatural, you mean that it is strange and often frightening, because it is different from what you normally expect. The aircraft rose with unnatural speed on take off... The… …   English dictionary

  • unnatural — un|nat|u|ral [ʌnˈnætʃərəl] adj 1.) different from what you would normally expect ▪ It was very cold, which seemed unnatural for late spring. 2.) seeming false, or not real or natural = ↑fake ▪ Julia s laugh seemed forced and unnatural. 3.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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