naturals

Noun

natural (countable and uncountable, plural naturals)

1. (archaic) A native inhabitant of a place, country, etc.
   • I coniecture and assure my selfe that yee cannot be ignorant by what meanes this peace hath bin thus happily both for our proceedings and the welfare of the Naturals concluded […]1615, Ralph Hamor, A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia, Richmond, published 1957, page 3
2. A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental.
3. The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note.
4. One with an innate talent at or for something.
   • He's a natural on the saxophone.
5. (uncountable) An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric.
6. (archaic) One with a simple mind; a fool or idiot.
   • Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou ſociable, now art thou Romeo : now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

   Synonyms:

   half-natural, addle-brain, addlehead, addle pate, airhead, baboon, beanbrain, beetlebrain, beetlehead, berk

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