natural

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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adjective, noun
+ adjective
in nature
1 [only before noun] existing in nature; not made or caused by human beings: natural phenomena / disasters + the natural world (= of trees, rivers, animals and birds) + a country's natural resources (= its coal, oil, forests, etc.) + wildlife in its natural habitat + natural yogurt (= with no flavour added) + My hair soon grew back to its natural colour (= after being dyed). + The clothes are available in warm natural colours.
Compare: SUPERNATURAL
expected
2 normal; as you would expect: to die of natural causes (= not by violence, but normally, of old age) + He thought social inequality was all part of the natural order of things. + She was the natural choice for the job.
Compare: UNNATURAL
behaviour
3 used to describe behaviour that is part of the character that a person or an animal was born with: the natural agility of a cat + the natural processes of language learning + It's only natural to worry about your children. + When body temperature is beginning to fall there is a natural tendency to fall asleep. + It was my natural instinct to defend myself.
ability
4 [only before noun] having an ability that you were born with: He's a natural leader.
relaxed
5 relaxed and not pretending to be sb/sth different: It's difficult to look natural when you're feeling nervous.
parents / children
6 [only before noun] (of parents or their children) related by blood: His natural mother was unable to care for him so he was raised by an aunt.
7 [only before noun] (old use or formal) (of a son or daughter) born to parents who are not married
Synonym: ILLEGITIMATE
She was a natural daughter of King James II.
based on human reason
8 [only before noun] based on human reason alone: natural justice / law
in music
9 used after the name of a note to show that the note is neither SHARP nor FLAT. The written symbol is ({natural}): B natural
+ noun
person
1 ~ (for sth) a person who is very good at sth without having to learn how to do it, or who is perfectly suited for a particular job: She took to flying like a natural. + He's a natural for the role.
in music
2 a normal musical note, not its SHARP or FLAT form. The written symbol is ({natural}).

Thesaurus dictionary

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adj.

1 ordinary, common, commonplace, normal, standard, regular, usual, customary, unexceptional, routine, habitual, typical, everyday; reasonable, logical, reasonable, sensible, accepted:

They say that Count Dracula could not die a natural death. The natural thing to do in case of attack is to defend oneself

2 normal, ordinary, regular, expected; spontaneous:

The natural motion of the waves carried the bottle out to sea.

3 simple, basic, fundamental, real, unartificial, genuine, unembellished, unadorned, unpretentious:

She has great natural beauty and needs no cosmetics.

4 unstudied, unconstrained, candid, frank, spontaneous, unaffected, easy, honest, straight, straightforward, artless, guileless, impulsive, unpremeditated, unaffected, ingenuous, unsophisticated, unsophistic(al):

His kindness is quite natural.

5 See native, 1, above:

She has a natural gift for painting.

6 true, real, genuine, actual, authentic, bona fide:

That, believe it or not, is his natural hair.

7 lifelike, true to life, realistic:

Note the natural colours of the sea in this painting by Whistler.

8 illegitimate, bastard:

He was the duke's natural son and had no claim on the estate.

9 consistent, consonant, consequent, logical, reasonable, fitting, appropriate, proper, expected, not incongruous, understandable:

In the circumstances, it would have been natural for her to despise Jonathan

10 organic, organically grown, non-chemical, health:

They eat only natural foods, which they grow themselves.

n.

11 genius, artist, talent:

When it comes to chess, Boris is a natural.

12 Archaic idiot, imbecile, simpleton, fool, halfwit:

One would have to be a natural to give money to that crook.

naturally

adv.

1 (as a matter) of course, needless to say, to be sure, certainly, surely, not unexpectedly, as expected or anticipated, obviously, clearly, logically, consequently, as a consequence or result:

He treated her badly, so, naturally, she refuses to see him again.

2 normally, by nature, by character, really, actually, genuinely; inherently, instinctively, innately, congenitally:

My hair is naturally curly. He is not aloof, just naturally shy.

3 unaffectedly, unpretentiously, easily, candidly, openly, simply, plainly, honestly, straightforwardly, uncomplicatedly:

If only politicians expressed themselves naturally and not pompously.

Collocation dictionary

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¹ not made by people

VERBS

be

All the fibres are natural.

ADV.

completely

completely natural materials

² usual/normal

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, sound

ADV.

only, perfectly, quite

It's only natural that she should feel upset.

| fairly

Concise English dictionary

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naturals'nætʃrəl
noun
+someone regarded as certain to succeed
+a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
+(craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
adj.
+in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
+existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
+existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
+functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies
+(of a key) containing no sharps or flats; (of a note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
+unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
+(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
+related by blood; not adopted
+being talented through inherited qualities
+free from artificiality

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