supernatural
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supernatural
- /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/ UK
- /-tʃɹəl/ UK
- /ˌsu.pəɹˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/ US
- /-tʃɹəl/ US
- /ˌs(j)ʉː.pəˈnɛ.tʃɹəl/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ætʃəɹəl, -ætʃɹəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English supernatural, supernaturel, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from super (“above”) + nātūra (“nature; that which we are born with”), from nātus (“born”), perfect passive participle of nāscī (“to be born”) + adjective suffix -ālis. By surface analysis, super- + natural.
adjective more supernatural · most supernatural
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Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
Near-synonym: paranatural
Similar: supranatural · Opposite: ordinary, normal, typical
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Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces that are not understood fully, if at all.
Near-synonym: paranatural
Similar: supranatural · Opposite: ordinary, normal, typical
noun supernaturals
- A supernatural being
- Supernatural beings and events collectively (when used with definite article: "the supernatural") Dr Johnson defended Shakespeare's use of the supernatural from the charge of implausibility on the grounds that, "The reality of witchcraft … has in all ages and countries been credited by the common people, and in most by the learned."
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: otherworldly, preternatural, spiritual, apparitional, miraculous, phantasmal, spectral, ghostlike, ghostly, transcendental, magical, transmundane, magic, sorcerous, metaphysical, wizard
Translations
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adj above nature
| Español | sobrenatural |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 초자연적인 chojayeonjeogin |
| 日本語 | 超自然の chōshizen no |
| 中文 | 超自然 chāozìrán |
| हिन्दी | अलौकिक alaukik |
| Kiswahili | -si- -a dunia hii |
| Português | sobrenatural |
| Français | surnaturel, surnaturelle |
| Deutsch | übernatürlich |
| Italiano | soprannaturale, sovrannaturale |
| Ελληνικά | υπερφυσικός yperfysikós |
| Română | supranatural |
| Русский | сверхъесте́ственный sverxʺjestéstvennyj |
| Tiếng Việt | siêu nhiên |
| العربية | خَارِق ḵāriq, مِيتَافِيزِيقِيّ mītāfīzīqiyy, مَا فَوْقَ الطَّبِيعَة mā fawqa ṭ-ṭabīʕa |
adj not of the usual
| Português | sobrenatural |
|---|---|
| Français | surnaturel |
| Italiano | ultraterreno |
| Ελληνικά | υπερφυσικός yperfysikós |
| Русский | сверхъесте́ственный sverxʺjestéstvennyj |
| العربية | اِسْتِثْنَائِيّ istiṯnāʔiyy |
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title = {supernatural},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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