Natural ˈnætʃrəl Animals Respect Extra Examples I Part

• the natural world (= of trees, rivers, animals and birds)
• we should respect animals and the natural environment, which is their home.
• a country’s natural resources (= its coal, oil, forests, etc.)
• wildlife in its natural habitat

natural

Word Family

• nature noun
• natural adjective (≠ unnatural)
• naturally adverb (≠ unnaturally)
1. existing in nature; not made or caused by humans
• COMPARE supernatural
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/supernatural
• the natural world (= of trees, rivers, animals and birds)
• We should respect animals and the natural environment, which is their home.
• a country’s natural resources (= its coal, oil, forests, etc.)
• wildlife in its natural habitat
• The natural beauty of flowers inspired Monet's experiments in colour.
• All the materials used are natural.
• My hair soon grew back to its natural colour (= after being dyed).
• The clothes are available in warm natural colours.

Extra Examples

• The building is designed to let in as much natural light as possible.
• Your highlights look really natural.
• The lovely natural setting was undisturbed.
• It is important to preserve our country's natural heritage.
• The designers were keen to respect the natural landscape.
• Cooking is all about capturing the natural flavour of the food.
• Only ochre and other natural colours are used in the wall paintings.
2. having little or no processing
• natural yogurt (= with no flavour added)
• I try to eat a sugar-free, natural food diet.
• Natural treatments have no unwanted side effects.
• We made bread with a natural raising agent.
3. normal; as you would expect
• COMPARE unnatural
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unnatural
• to die of natural causes (= not by violence, but normally, of old age)
• Singing for her was as natural as breathing.
• He thought social inequality was all part of the natural order of things.
• She was the natural choice for the job.
• It's only natural to worry about your children.
• It's perfectly natural for you to feel annoyed.
• It's natural that he would want to see his own son.

Extra Examples

• The man died of natural causes.
• I had a quite natural desire to hit him.
• They seemed to be the natural party of government.
• It's only natural that she should feel upset.
4. used to describe behaviour or abilities that are part of the character that a person or an animal was born with
• the natural agility of a cat
• the natural processes of language learning
• She has a natural ability with children.
• Daniel's natural talent is for engineering.
• It was my natural instinct to defend myself.
• When body temperature is beginning to fall there is a natural tendency to fall asleep.

Extra Examples

• Children have a natural desire for affection and security.
• Hunting is one of a cat's natural instincts.
• Extreme shyness seemed to be part of her natural character.
• His natural gifts as a preacher meant he was in great demand.
5. having an ability that you were born with
• He's a natural leader.
• She's a natural rebel.
6. relaxed and not pretending to be somebody/something different
• It's difficult to look natural when you're feeling nervous.
• There's something really natural about her.
7. related by blood
• His natural mother was unable to care for him so he was raised by an aunt.
8. born to parents who are not married
• SYNONYM illegitimate
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/illegitimate
• She was a natural daughter of King James II.
9. based on human reason alone
• I am a firm believer in human rights and natural law.
• It goes against natural justice to punish a child for the crimes of its parents.
10. used after the name of a note to show that the note is neither sharp nor flat. The written symbol is (♮).
• B natural

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘having a certain status by birth’): from Old French, from Latin naturalis, from natura ‘birth, nature, quality’, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.