unnatural
Syllables: un·nat·u·ral/ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/
unnatural adjective: not natural.
Adjective
unnatural (comparative more unnatural, superlative most unnatural)
- Not natural.
- Not occurring in nature, the environment or atmosphere
- Going against nature; perverse.
- Time wore heavily on with Winnie Santon, after Natalie had left them. Left as she was, much in her unnatural mother's society, who seemed to be never more pleased than when she might thwart her designs, or, in some manner act so as to make those about her uncomfortable, it was not to be wondered...1859, Ferna Vale, Natalie; or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds
- One mother, when she heard that her daughter intended to take up medicine, retired to her room and wept, bewailing the fact that she had given birth to an "unnatural daughter."1976 February 14, Janet Cooper, quoting unknown, “DλKE C⚢PER”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 33, page 16
Noun
unnatural (plural unnaturals)
- One who is unnatural, against nature, perverse.
- In the so-called "golden era" of science fiction, gay/lesbian characters were treated as misfits, sociopaths, villains and "unnaturals" to be pitied and scorned. Gay characters were virtually all weak, effeminate snivelers out to harm the heroes of the story. Lesbians were invariably portrayed as...1985 February 2, Tim Broadbent, “Kindred Spirits (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 28, page 10
- Deviants, heretics, pinks, false prophets and other unnaturals will not be spared the rod nor the stark fist of removal.1992 October 21, Paul Harvey, “About this Measure No. 9”, in alt.slack (Usenet)
unnatural meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
unnatural in Hindi
- not natural
- अप्राकृतिक aprākŕtik
unnatural in Tamil
- இயல்புக்கு மாறான, செயற்கையான, இயற்கைக்கு மாறான
unnatural in Marathi
- अप्राकृतिक, अस्वाभाविक
unnatural in Urdu
- غیرفطری, غیرطبعی, مصنوعی, نقلی, پراگندہ, ساختہ
More languagesFewer languages
- unnatural in Bengali
- অপ্রাকৃতিক
- unnatural in Malayalam
- അസ്വാഭാവിക, പ്രകൃതിവിരുദ്ധമായ, വെെകൃത, വിരൂപ
- unnatural in Kannada
- ತನ್ಪರಿಜಲ್ಲದ, ಹುಟ್ಟುಪರಿಜಲ್ಲದ, ಮಾಳ್ಕೆಯಾದ
- unnatural in Punjabi
- ਗ਼ੈਰ-ਕੁਦਰਤੀ, ਗੈਰ-ਕੁਦਰਤੀ, ਗੈਰ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ
- unnatural in Gujarati
- અકુદરતી, અપ્રાકૃતિક
- unnatural in Odia
- ଅପ୍ରାକୃତିକ
- unnatural in Nepali
- अप्राकृतिक
- unnatural in Tagalog
- dilikas
Examples of unnatural in a sentence
- Another unsolicited maths take: talking about quotients in terms of "equivalence classes" or cosets is really unnatural.
- Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice.
- A trip of wolves burst from the brush, moving with unnatural speed.
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Forms of unnatural
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more unnatural |
| superlative | most unnatural |
| Noun | |
| plural | unnaturals |
Origin of unnatural
From Middle English unnatural, unnaturel, equivalent to un- + natural.
Words formed from unnatural
Questions about unnatural
- What does unnatural mean?
- Unnatural means not natural.
- What is unnatural in Hindi?
- Unnatural in Hindi is अप्राकृतिक (aprākŕtik). See Unnatural meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is unnatural?
- Unnatural can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce unnatural?
- Unnatural is pronounced /ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/.
Words near unnatural in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unnatural (page history and authors); unnatural (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unnatural (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unnatural (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unnatural (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unnatural (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); unnatural (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unnatural (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unnatural (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unnatural (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unnatural (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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