supernatural
Syllables: su·per·na·tur·alUK/ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl//ˌsu.pəɹˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/
supernatural adjective: above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
Adjective
supernatural (comparative more supernatural, superlative most supernatural)
- Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
- Near-synonym: paranatural
- In Roman Catholic theology, sanctifying grace is considered to be a supernatural addition to human nature.
- Synonyms:
- supranatural
- Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces that are not understood fully, if at all.
- Near-synonym: paranatural
- The house is haunted by supernatural forces.
- Synonyms:
- supranatural
Noun
supernatural (plural supernaturals)
- A supernatural being
- Supernatural beings and events collectively (when used with definite article: "the supernatural")
- Dr Johnson defended Shakespeare's use of the supernatural from the charge of implausibility on the grounds that, "The reality of witchcraft … has in all ages and countries been credited by the common people, and in most by the learned."2012, Blake Morrison, The Guardian
supernatural meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
supernatural in Hindi
- above nature
- अलौकिक alaukik
supernatural in Tamil
- அமானுஷ்யம், மீயியற்கை, இயற்கை கடந்த, இயற்கை மீறிய, இயல்நிலை கடந்த, இயற்கைக்கு மீறிய
supernatural in Marathi
- अलौकिक, अतिप्राकृतिक
supernatural in Urdu
- فوق الطبیعت, معجزہ
More languagesFewer languages
- supernatural in Bengali
- আলামত alamot
- supernatural in Telugu
- అతీంద్రియ, అతీంద్రియము, అతీంద్రియమైనవి
- supernatural in Malayalam
- അദ്ഭുതം adbhutaṁ, ദിവ്യം divyaṁ, ദിവ്യ divya
- supernatural in Kannada
- ಅಸಹಜ, ಅತೀವ ದೈವಿಕ, ಅಲೌಕಿಕ, ಅದ್ಭುತ
- supernatural in Punjabi
- ਅਲੌਕਿਕ
- supernatural in Gujarati
- અલૌકિક, અતિપ્રાકૃતિક
- supernatural in Odia
- ଅତିପ୍ରାକୃତ
- supernatural in Sanskrit
- दिव्य divyá
- supernatural in Nepali
- अलौकिक, अतिप्राकृतिक
- supernatural in Tagalog
- higlikas
- supernatural in Arabic
- خَارِق ḵāriq, مِيتَافِيزِيقِيّ mītāfīzīqiyy, مَا فَوْقَ الطَّبِيعَة mā fawqa ṭ-ṭabīʕa, اِسْتِثْنَائِيّ istiṯnāʔiyy
- supernatural in Indonesian
- adikodrati, supernatural, luar dunia
- supernatural in Thai
- เหนือธรรมชาติ nʉ̌ʉa-tam-má-châat
- supernatural in Vietnamese
- siêu nhiên
Examples of supernatural in a sentence
- Stephen King's first novel is about a girl named Carrie dealing with supernatural powers.
- Many humans believe in the existence of supernatural forces; some do not.
- We know from their literature that to our Saxon ancestors waste places of moor and forest and marshes were the resort of a host of supernatural creatures at enmity with mankind.1922, Eleanour Sinclair Rohde, The Old English Herbals, London: Longmans, Green and Co., page 14:
Synonyms of supernatural
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Forms of supernatural
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more supernatural |
| superlative | most supernatural |
| Noun | |
| plural | supernaturals |
Origin of supernatural
From Middle English supernatural, supernaturel, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from super (“above”) + nātūra (“nature; that which we are born with”), from nātus (“born”), perfect passive participle of nāscī (“to be born”) + adjective suffix -ālis. By surface analysis, super- + natural.
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Words that rhyme with supernatural
Questions about supernatural
- What does supernatural mean?
- Supernatural means above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
- What is supernatural in Hindi?
- Supernatural in Hindi is अलौकिक (alaukik). See Supernatural meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use supernatural in a sentence?
- Stephen King's first novel is about a girl named Carrie dealing with supernatural powers.
- What part of speech is supernatural?
- Supernatural can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce supernatural?
- Supernatural is pronounced /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/ (UK).
Words near supernatural in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: supernatural (page history and authors); supernatural (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); supernatural (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); supernatural (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); আলামত (Bengali) (page history and authors); supernatural (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); അദ്ഭുതം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); supernatural (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); supernatural (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); supernatural (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); supernatural (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); दिव्य (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); supernatural (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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