Dictionary definition · natural
noun
- someone regarded as certain to succeed"he's a natural for the job"
- a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
adjective
- in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature"a very natural development"
- existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation"a natural pearl"
- existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical"a perfectly natural explanation"
- functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies"it's the natural thing to happen"
- (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone"a natural scale"
- (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related"biological child"
- unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct"a cat's natural aversion to water"
- (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes"natural yogurt"
- being talented through inherited qualities"a natural leader"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).