Supernatural — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

supernatural forces and events and beings collectively

not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌuːpɚnˈætʃɚɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌuːpənˈatʃəɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌuːpənˈatʃəɹəl/

5 syllables Say it as /sˌuːpɚnˈætʃɚɹəl/.

Examples

She doesn't believe in the supernatural
supernatural forces and occurrences and beings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

occult

Antonyms

natural

Parts of Speech

noun	supernatural forces and events and beings collectively “She doesn't believe in the supernatural”
adjective	not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material “supernatural forces and occurrences and beings”

Word Forms

supernatural	adjective	not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material
occult	adjective	having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
supernatural	noun	supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
supernaturalness	noun	the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

übernatürlich

übernatürliche Kräfte und Ereignisse und Wesen insgesamt

🇫🇷French

surnaturel

forces, événements et êtres surnaturels collectivement

🇪🇸Spanish

sobrenatural

fuerzas y eventos sobrenaturales y seres colectivamente

🇮🇹Italian

soprannaturale

forze soprannaturali, eventi ed esseri collettivamente

🇳🇱Dutch

bovennatuurlijk

bovennatuurlijke krachten en gebeurtenissen en wezens gezamenlijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

sobrenatural

forças e eventos sobrenaturais e seres coletivamente

🇷🇺Russian

сверхъестественное

сверхъестественные силы, события и существа в совокупности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलौकिक

अलौकिक शक्तियाँ और घटनाएँ और प्राणी सामूहिक रूप से

🇧🇩Bengali

অতিপ্রাকৃত

অতিপ্রাকৃত শক্তি এবং ঘটনা এবং সম্মিলিতভাবে প্রাণী

🇮🇳Tamil

இயற்கைக்கு அப்பாற்பட்டது

இயற்கைக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட சக்திகள் மற்றும் நிகழ்வுகள் மற்றும் உயிரினங்கள் கூட்டாக

🇮🇳Telugu

అతీంద్రియ

అతీంద్రియ శక్తులు మరియు సంఘటనలు మరియు జీవులు సమిష్టిగా

🇮🇳Marathi

अलौकिक

अलौकिक शक्ती आणि घटना आणि प्राणी एकत्रितपणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલૌકિક

અલૌકિક દળો અને ઘટનાઓ અને સામૂહિક રીતે જીવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲೌಕಿಕ

ಅಲೌಕಿಕ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಘಟನೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಜೀವಿಗಳು ಒಟ್ಟಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമാനുഷികമായ

അമാനുഷിക ശക്തികളും സംഭവങ്ങളും ജീവികളും കൂട്ടായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਲੌਕਿਕ

ਅਲੌਕਿਕ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਜੀਵ ਸਮੂਹਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

مافوق الفطرت

مافوق الفطرت قوتیں اور واقعات اور مخلوقات اجتماعی طور پر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

超自然

超自然力量、事件和存在的统称

🇯🇵Japanese

超自然的な

超自然的な力、出来事、存在の集合体

🇰🇷Korean

신의 조화

초자연적인 힘과 사건, 존재들을 집합적으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

siêu nhiên

các lực lượng và sự kiện siêu nhiên và các sinh vật nói chung

🇹🇭Thai

เหนือธรรมชาติ

พลังเหนือธรรมชาติและเหตุการณ์และสิ่งมีชีวิตโดยรวม

🇮🇩Indonesian

gaib

kekuatan supranatural dan peristiwa dan makhluk secara kolektif

🇲🇾Malay

ghaib

kuasa ghaib dan kejadian dan makhluk secara kolektif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خارق

القوى الخارقة للطبيعة والأحداث والكائنات مجتمعة

🇮🇷Persian

فراطبیعی

نیروهای فراطبیعی و رویدادها و موجودات جمعی

🇹🇷Turkish

doğaüstü

doğaüstü güçler ve olaylar ve varlıklar topluca

🇮🇱Hebrew

עַל טִבעִי

כוחות על טבעיים ואירועים וישויות ביחד

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