Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not in accordance with what usually occurs in nature.
- adjective Not included in nature; artificial.
- adjective Deviating from a behavioral or social norm.
- adjective Brutal or unfeeling.
- adjective Stilted, affected, or awkward.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not natural; contrary to nature; monstrous; especially, contrary to the natural feelings: as, unnatural offenses.
- Acting without the affections of our common nature; not having the feelings natural to humanity; being without natural instincts: as, an unnatural parent.
- Not in conformity to nature; not agreeable to the real character of persons or things; not representing nature; forced; strained; affected; artificial: as, unnatural images or descriptions.
- =Syn. 1-3. Preternatural, etc. See
supernatural . - Artificial, etc. See
factitious .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
natural ;supernatural orartificial . - adjective Not occuring in the
environment oratmosphere - adjective dated Going against
nature ;perverse .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
- adjective speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
- adjective not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
Etymologies
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Examples
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'_You_ are, Monica; your own unnatural prejudice -- _unnatural_ prejudice, blinds you.
Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 1843
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They spoke and chanted in Yiddish and Hebrew, stressing the community's resilience and unity after what one called an unnatural death.
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They spoke and chanted in Yiddish and Hebrew, stressing the community's resilience and unity after what one called an unnatural death.
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The good lady could not account for what she called his unnatural departure.
Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Gustav Freytag 1855
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"Never once; and that's what I call unnatural behavior, after you saving her life; and if she wasn't --"
Charles O'Malley — Volume 2 Charles James Lever 1839
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They spoke and chanted in Yiddish, stressing the community's resilience and unity after what one called an unnatural death.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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They spoke and chanted in Yiddish, stressing the community's resilience and unity after what one called an unnatural death.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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They spoke and chanted in Yiddish, stressing the community's resilience and unity after what one called an unnatural death.
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They spoke and chanted in Yiddish, stressing the community's resilience and unity after what one called an unnatural death.
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They spoke and chanted in Yiddish and Hebrew, stressing the community's resilience and unity after what one called an unnatural death.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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