natural meaning and definition

NATURAL noun

Definition of natural (noun)

1. someone regarded as certain to succeed
   • "he's a natural for the job"
2. a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
   • synonyms: cancel
3. (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

NATURAL adjective

Definition of natural (adjective)

1. in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
   • "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"
   • antonym: unnatural
2. existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
   • "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers"
   • antonym: artificial
3. existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
   • "a perfectly natural explanation"
   • antonym: supernatural
4. functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies
   • "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild"
5. (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
   • "a natural scale"; "B natural"
   • antonym: sharp
6. unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
   • "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"
   • synonyms: instinctive
7. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
   • "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"
   • synonyms: raw, rude
8. related by blood; not adopted
9. being talented through inherited qualities
   • "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"
   • synonyms: born, innate
10. free from artificiality
    • "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"
    • synonyms: lifelike