Unnatural — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature

not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnnˈætʃɚɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnnˈatʃəɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnnˈatʃəɹəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnnˈætʃɚɹəl/.

Examples

an unnatural death
the child's unnatural interest in death
abnormal powers of concentration

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abnormal affected

Antonyms

normal natural unaffected

Parts of Speech

adjective	not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature “an unnatural death”
adjective	not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm “abnormal powers of concentration”
adjective	speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

Word Forms

abnormality	noun	an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
affectedness	noun	the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)
unnaturalness	noun	the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unnatürlich

nicht der Natur entsprechend oder von ihr bestimmt; im Widerspruch zur Natur

🇫🇷French

non naturel

non conforme ou déterminé par la nature ; contrairement à la nature

🇪🇸Spanish

antinatural

no conforme o determinado por la naturaleza; contrario a la naturaleza

🇮🇹Italian

innaturale

non conforme o determinato dalla natura; contrariamente alla natura

🇳🇱Dutch

onnatuurlijk

niet in overeenstemming met of bepaald door de natuur; in strijd met de natuur

🇵🇹Portuguese

não natural

não está de acordo ou é determinado pela natureza; contrário à natureza

🇷🇺Russian

неестественный

не в соответствии или не определено природой; вопреки природе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्वाभाविक

प्रकृति के अनुरूप या निर्धारित नहीं; प्रकृति के विपरीत

🇧🇩Bengali

অপ্রাকৃত

প্রকৃতি অনুসারে বা নির্ধারিত নয়; প্রকৃতির বিপরীত

🇮🇳Tamil

இயற்கைக்கு மாறான

இயற்கைக்கு ஏற்ப அல்லது தீர்மானிக்கப்படவில்லை; இயற்கைக்கு எதிரானது

🇮🇳Telugu

అసహజమైన

ప్రకృతికి అనుగుణంగా లేదా నిర్ణయించబడదు; ప్రకృతికి విరుద్ధం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनैसर्गिक

निसर्गानुसार किंवा निर्धारित केलेले नाही; निसर्गाच्या विरुद्ध

🇮🇳Gujarati

અકુદરતી

પ્રકૃતિ અનુસાર અથવા નિર્ધારિત નથી; પ્રકૃતિની વિરુદ્ધ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕ

ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಗೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രകൃതിവിരുദ്ധം

പ്രകൃതിക്ക് അനുസൃതമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർണ്ണയിക്കപ്പെട്ടതല്ല; പ്രകൃതി വിരുദ്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਕੁਦਰਤੀ

ਕੁਦਰਤ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਨਹੀਂ; ਕੁਦਰਤ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر فطری

فطرت کے مطابق یا طے شدہ نہیں؛ فطرت کے خلاف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不自然的

不符合或由自然决定；违背自然

🇯🇵Japanese

不自然な

性質に従っていない、または性質によって決定されていない。自然に反して

🇰🇷Korean

부자연스러운

자연에 따르지 않거나 자연에 의해 결정되지 않음; 자연에 어긋나는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không tự nhiên

không theo bản chất hoặc do quy định; trái với tự nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

ผิดธรรมชาติ

ไม่เป็นไปตามหรือกำหนดโดยธรรมชาติ ขัดต่อธรรมชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak wajar

tidak sesuai atau ditentukan oleh alam; bertentangan dengan alam

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi natural

hindi alinsunod sa o tinutukoy ng kalikasan; salungat sa kalikasan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak wajar

tidak mengikut atau ditentukan oleh alam semula jadi; bertentangan dengan fitrah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير طبيعي

لا يتوافق مع الطبيعة أو تحددها؛ خلافا للطبيعة

🇮🇷Persian

غیر طبیعی

مطابق با یا تعیین شده توسط طبیعت؛ بر خلاف طبیعت

🇹🇷Turkish

doğal olmayan

doğaya uygun olmayan veya doğa tarafından belirlenmeyen; doğaya aykırı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא טִבעִי

שלא בהתאם או נקבע על פי הטבע; בניגוד לטבע

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