natural
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
natural/ˈnatʃrəl/
- 1 existing in or derived from nature; not made, caused by, or processed by humans.
■ having had a minimum of processing or preservative treatment.
■ (of fabric) unbleached and undyed; off-white.
- 2 in accordance with nature; normal.
■ relaxed and unaffected.
■ inevitable: the natural choice.
■ (of law or justice) based on innate moral sense.
- 3 (of a parent or child) related by blood.
■ chiefly archaic illegitimate.
- 4 Music (of a note) not sharpened or flattened.
■ (of a brass instrument) having no valves and able to play only the notes of the harmonic series above a fundamental note.
■ relating to the notes and intervals of the harmonic series.
- 5 Christian Theology relating to human or physical nature as distinct from the spiritual or supernatural realm.
- 6 Bridge (of a bid) straightforwardly reflecting one's holding of cards. Often contrasted with conventional or artificial.
- 1 a person with an innate gift or talent for a particular task or activity.
- 2 Music a natural note, or a sign (♮) denoting one when a previous sign or the key signature would otherwise demand a sharp or a flat.
■ any of the longer, lower keys on a keyboard instrument that are normally white.
- 3 an off-white colour.
- 4 a hand of cards, throw of dice, or other result which wins immediately.
- 5 Fishing an insect or other small creature used as bait, rather than an artificial imitation.
- 6 archaic a person born with impaired intelligence.
naturalness noun.

