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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
natural/ˈnatʃrəl/
adjective
  • 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.
noun
  • 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.
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naturalness noun.
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