Natural ˈnætʃrəl Part It’s Country’s Resources Born Children

• natural disasters
• the natural world (= of trees, rivers, animals and birds)
• a country’s natural resources (= its coal, oil, forests, etc.)
• wildlife in its natural habitat

natural

1. existing in nature; not made or caused by humans
• compare supernatural
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/supernatural
• natural disasters
• the natural world (= of trees, rivers, animals and birds)
• a country’s natural resources (= its coal, oil, forests, etc.)
• wildlife in its natural habitat
• natural yogurt (= with no flavour added)
• My hair soon grew back to its natural colour (= after being dyed).
• The clothes are available in warm natural colours.
2. 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)
• He thought social inequality was all part of the natural order of things.
• She was the natural choice for the job.
3. used to describe behaviour that is 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
• It's only natural to worry about your children.
• When body temperature is beginning to fall there is a natural tendency to fall asleep.
• It was my natural instinct to defend myself.
4. having an ability that you were born with
• He's a natural leader.
5. relaxed and not pretending to be somebody/something different
• It's difficult to look natural when you're feeling nervous.
6. related by blood
• His natural mother was unable to care for him so he was raised by an aunt.
7. 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.
8. based on human reason alone
• natural justice/law
9. used after the name of a note to show that the note is neither sharp nor flat. The written symbol is (♮).
• See related entries: Reading music
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/reading_music/natural
• B natural

Extra Examples

• All the materials are natural.
• It’s only natural that she should feel upset.
• Your highlights look really natural.
• completely natural materials
• Children have a natural desire for affection and security.
• Extreme shyness seemed to be part of her natural character.
• He thought inequality was all part of the natural order of things.
• He’s a natural rebel/leader.
• His natural gifts as a preacher meant he was in great demand.
• Hunting is one of a cat’s natural instincts.
• I had a quite natural desire to hit him.
• It’s natural that he would want to see his own son.
• It’s only natural to worry about your children.
• It’s perfectly natural for you to feel annoyed.
• She has a natural ability with children.
• The man died of natural causes.
• They seemed to be the natural party of government.
• a country’s natural resources

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.