natural

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Existing in nature.

   • The natural Love of Life gave me some inward Motions of Joy.
   • A South African Uber driver is causing excitement with his impressive operatic singing but, however much natural talent you have, it is a long road to La Scala.
2. 2

   Pertaining to birth or descent

   Pertaining to birth or descent; native.

   • Whom should he follow but his naturall king.
   • I am thy creature, and I will be even mild and docile to my natural lord and king, if thou wilt also perform thy part, the which thou owest me.
3. 3

   A native inhabitant of a place, country, etc.

   • I coniecture and assure my selfe that yee cannot be ignorant by what meanes this peace hath bin thus happily both for our proceedings and the welfare of the Naturals concluded […]
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   1. 4

      A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental.

   2. 5

      The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note.

   3. 6

      One with an innate talent at or for something.

      • He's a natural on the saxophone.
   4. 7

      An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown

      An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric.

   5. 8

      One with a simple mind

      One with a simple mind; a fool or idiot.

      • "Why you are a natural! I thought you had learned something by this time.
   6. 9

      One's life.

      • ‘Sergeant-Major Robinson came in in the middle of it, and you've never seen a man look more surprised in your natural.’
   7. 10

      A hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or…

      A hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated.

      • Chinosole, who stopped straightening her hair and cut it into a natural while at a predominantly white college, was quite uneasy with the style
      • I wanted to do it for so long — throw out my chemically relaxed hair for a natural.
      • Third, it insinuates that black afro hairstyles (e.g., naturals) relate to African cultural heritage, which is largely untrue.
   8. 11

      A breast which has not been modified by plastic surgery.

      • big naturals
      • She's [Eva/Mercedes] a brunette European with a curvy natural body with nice tits. For that matter, there are lots of women in Rocco [Siffredi]'s vids with nice naturals.
   9. 12

      Someone who has not used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing substances.

      • For so long I stayed natural because it was a sense of pride to me that as a natural I was still competing and beating guys who were juicing up.
   10. 13

       A roll of two dice with a score of 7 or 11 on the comeout roll.

   11. 14

       Naturally

       Naturally; in a natural manner.

       • Dr. Watson, on the other hand, spoke natural.
       • "If the doctor hadn't been sure she was strangled you'd have sworn she died natural."

The neighborhood

• neighborantenatal
• neighborau naturel
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• neighbornascent
• neighbornatal
• neighbornative
• neighbornativism
• neighbornativity
• neighbornativization
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• neighbornaturism
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