natural
- noun
- /ˈnæʧərəl/
- No one knows for sure what Mary and Ann looked like, but they were naturals at piracy and were as tough and brave as the rest of them.
- a natural at it
- people are naturals
You know, I've always been a natural, you know, a natural sipper, somebody who sips.
- You know, I've always been a natural, you know, a natural sipper, somebody who sips.
- I do, you know, I'm just a natural.
- And so like are you a naturally half glass full type person or are you a natural grump?
- And then when I see somebody who's a natural, I'm like, Dang, that's that's fucking real.
- I told him if I ever write your biography, the title is going to be The Spy Who Loved Us because he is a natural.
Examples
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A natural in midfield... who can hold on to it, keep possession.
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Too bad I'm a bad guy, but Sam was such a natural he just hit it out of the park every time.
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There are always a precious few business naturals who will excel regardless of age.
Blog text (1) -
They talked in loud voices about this new fighter, Buster Midnight, and what a natural he was.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the piano competition, everyone agreed that she was a natural, effortlessly playing challenging pieces.
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After just a few classes, many said that he was a natural at painting, with an exceptional eye for color.
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The coach praised his player, calling him a natural because he was able to read the game perfectly.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A process in which plants and animals better suited to their home survive and have more young
Giving birth with little medical help and no drugs to reduce pain or help the birth
- Specialized
The body's protection from disease that a person has naturally without a vaccine or previous infection
- Specialized
A system people use to speak and write to each other rather than computer code
- Specialized
A way to avoid pregnancy by not having sex during a woman's fertile days, without using medicine or devices
- Specialized
The way computers understand and work with human language
- Specialized
An elastic material made from the sticky sap of certain trees used for many products
- Archaic
A salt from Bad Ems mineral waters that treats throat and nose infections
- Specialized
A program that reads, understands, or writes human language text
- Specialized
A computer program that understands and produces written or spoken language
- Specialized
A sticky material some plants make, like amber, that people use in varnish and glue
An important English society that supports scientists and promotes science
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Natural as a noun comes from Latin natura 'birth' and the idea of something in a person's nature, so a natural is someone who seems to be born with a special skill.