Natural - Definition

adj 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" [ant: 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" [ant: artificial, unreal]
3: existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable
world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural
explanation" [ant: 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" [ant:
flat, 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" [syn: natural, 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" [syn: natural, raw(a), rude(a)]
8: related by blood; not adopted
9: being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural
leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" [syn:
natural, born(p), innate(p)]
10: free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural
reaction" [syn: lifelike, natural]
n 1: someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for
the job"
2: a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat [syn:
natural, cancel]
3: (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the
stake