“Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel”
adjective
existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; -Aldous Huxley
“find transcendental motives for sublunary action”
Word Forms
otherworldliness
noun
concern with things of the spirit
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Europe
🇩🇪German
übernatürlich
über das Gewöhnliche oder Normale hinausgehen; - George Will
🇫🇷French
surnaturel
dépasser l'ordinaire ou la normale; - Georges Will
🇮🇹Italian
preternaturale
superare l'ordinario o il normale; -Giorgio Will
🇳🇱Dutch
bovennatuurlijk
het gewone of normale overtreffen; - George Wil
🇵🇹Portuguese
sobrenatural
ultrapassando o comum ou normal; -George Will
🇷🇺Russian
сверхъестественный
превосходящее обычное или нормальное; - Джордж Уилл
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अलौकिक
साधारण या सामान्य से बढ़कर; - जॉर्ज विल
🇧🇩Bengali
পূর্বপ্রাকৃতিক
সাধারণ বা স্বাভাবিককে ছাড়িয়ে যাওয়া; - জর্জ উইল
🇮🇳Tamil
இயற்கைக்கு முற்பட்டது
சாதாரண அல்லது சாதாரண விஞ்சி; - ஜார்ஜ் வில்
🇮🇳Telugu
పూర్వజన్మ
సాధారణ లేదా సాధారణ అధిగమించడం; - జార్జ్ విల్
🇮🇳Marathi
अपूर्व
सामान्य किंवा सामान्यला मागे टाकणे; - जॉर्ज विल
🇮🇳Gujarati
પૂર્વકુદરતી
સામાન્ય અથવા સામાન્યને વટાવી; - જ્યોર્જ વિલ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿ
ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮೀರಿಸುವುದು; - ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ವಿಲ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രകൃത്യാതീതമായ
സാധാരണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാധാരണയെ മറികടക്കുന്നു; - ജോർജ് വിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੁਦਰਤੀ
ਆਮ ਜਾਂ ਸਧਾਰਣ ਨੂੰ ਪਛਾੜਨਾ; - ਜਾਰਜ ਵਿਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
ماقبل
عام یا عام کو پیچھے چھوڑنا؛ - جارج ول
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
超自然的
超越平常或正常； ——乔治·威尔
🇯🇵Japanese
超自然的な
普通または普通を超える。 - ジョージ・ウィル
🇰🇷Korean
초자연적인
평범함이나 평범함을 뛰어넘는 것; - 조지 윌
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khác thường
vượt quá mức bình thường hoặc bình thường; - George Will
🇹🇭Thai
กายสิทธิ์
เกินกว่าปกติหรือปกติ; - จอร์จ วิล
🇮🇩Indonesian
gaib
melebihi yang biasa atau wajar; - George Will
🇲🇾Malay
alam semula jadi
melebihi biasa atau biasa; - George Will
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خارق للطبيعة
تجاوز العادي أو العادي. - جورج ويل
🇮🇷Persian
ماقبل طبیعی
فراتر از معمول یا عادی؛ - جورج ویل
🇹🇷Turkish
doğaüstü
sıradan ya da normali aşmak; -George Will
🇮🇱Hebrew
עַל טִבעִי
עולה על הרגיל או הרגיל; - ג'ורג' וויל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'preternatural'?
The primary meaning of 'preternatural' is 'surpassing the ordinary or normal; - George Will'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'preternatural' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'preternatural' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'preternatural' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'preternatural' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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