unnatural
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unnatural
- /ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/
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From Middle English unnatural, unnaturel, equivalent to un- + natural.
adjective more unnatural · most unnatural
- Not natural.
- Not occurring in nature, the environment or atmosphere
- Going against nature; perverse. Time wore heavily on with Winnie Santon, after Natalie had left them. Left as she was, much in her unnatural mother's society, who seemed to be never more pleased than when she might thwart her designs, or, in some manner act so as to make those about her uncomfortable, it was not to be wondered at,
Similar: contranatural · Opposite: natural
noun unnaturals
- One who is unnatural, against nature, perverse. In the so-called "golden era" of science fiction, gay/lesbian characters were treated as misfits, sociopaths, villains and "unnaturals" to be pitied and scorned. Gay characters were virtually all weak, effeminate snivelers out to harm the heroes of the story. Lesbians were invariably portrayed as ma
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unco, ugly, uncanny, eerie, monstrous, eery, grotesque, spooky, artificial, contrived, affected, forced, violent, strained, constrained, mannered
adjective
Similar: contranatural · Opposite: natural
Translations
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adj not natural
| Español | poco/nada natural |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अप्राकृतिक aprākŕtik |
| Português | antinatural, contranatural, contranatura |
| Français | peu naturel, contre nature |
| Deutsch | unnatürlich, widernatürlich |
| Italiano | contro natura, innaturale |
| Ελληνικά | αφύσικος afýsikos |
| Română | artificial, nenatural |
| Русский | неесте́ственный nejestéstvennyj, противоесте́ственный protivojestéstvennyj |
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