naturally
/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/
naturally adverb: in a natural manner.
Adverb
naturally (comparative more naturally, superlative most naturally)
- In a natural manner.
- Although he was unused to the situation, he tried to act naturally.
- Ying Ying, a panda at a Hong Kong theme park, has given birth to twins that were conceived naturally, a cause for celebration for conservationists rooting for the survival of this vulnerable and low-libido species.2024 August 16, Tiffany May, “At 19, a Hong Kong Panda Is Finally a Mother”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- genuinely, normally, unaffectedly
- Inherently or by nature.
- Boys are naturally aggressive.
- Synonyms:
- essentially
- Surely or without any doubt.
- I shall naturally protest at that decision.
- Would you like a glass of champagne, sir? - Naturally!
- Synonyms:
- absolutely, certainly, undoubtedly, wis, without a doubt
naturally meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
naturally in Hindi
- naturally, spontaneously
- निसर्गतः nisargataḥ
naturally in Tamil
- இயற்கையாகவே, இயல்பாகவே
naturally in Marathi
- नैसर्गिकरित्या, स्वाभाविकपणे
naturally in Urdu
- بےتکلفانہ, فطرتاً
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- naturally in Bengali
- স্বাভাবিকভাবে, প্রকৃতিগতভাবে, স্বভাবত, অবশ্য
- naturally in Telugu
- సహజంగా sahajaṅgā
- naturally in Malayalam
- സിദ്ധമായി, പ്രകൃത്യാ, സ്വാഭാവികമായി
- naturally in Kannada
- ಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕವಾಗಿ, ಸಹಜವಾಗಿ, ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗಿ, ತೊಂದರೆಪಡದೆ
- naturally in Punjabi
- ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਤੌਰ ਉੱਤੇ, ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਤੌਰ'ਤੇ
- naturally in Gujarati
- સ્વાભાવિક રીતે, સ્વાભાવિક રીતે જ
- naturally in Odia
- ସିନା sinā
- naturally in Persian
- طبیعتاً tabi'atan
Examples of naturally in a sentence
- Young children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it.
- Men are naturally exceeding prone to deceive themselves in the opinion they have of themselves.
- He cut his teeth on flying model airplanes as a child, so aeronautical engineering came naturally.
Synonyms of naturally
- genuinely
- normally
- unaffectedly
- essentially
- absolutely
- certainly
- undoubtedly
- wis
- without a doubt
- innately
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Forms of naturally
| comparative | more naturally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most naturally |
Origin of naturally
From Middle English naturally, naturaly, naturely, naturaliche, natureliche, equivalent to natural + -ly.
Words formed from naturally
Phrases with naturally
Questions about naturally
- What does naturally mean?
- Naturally means in a natural manner.
- What is naturally in Hindi?
- Naturally in Hindi is निसर्गतः (nisargataḥ). See Naturally meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is naturally?
- Naturally is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce naturally?
- Naturally is pronounced /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/.
Words near naturally in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: naturally (page history and authors); निसर्गतः (Hindi) (page history and authors); naturally (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); naturally (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); naturally (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); naturally (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); naturally (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); naturally (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); naturally (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); naturally (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ସିନା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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