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naturalness

naturalness

1 3.7
How much a sound, image, or performance feels like real life
  • noun
  • /ˈnæʧərnləs/
: naturalidad
  • It is the very naturalness of speaking that makes reading so hard.
  • naturalness of speech
  • naturalness ratings
  • naturalness scale

It is the very naturalness of speaking that makes reading so hard.

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Examples

  • Speech naturalness ratings were used to assess social validity.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Speech naturalness was measured using a modified version of the 9-point speech naturalness scale developed by Martin, Haroldson, and Triden (1984).

    Academic text (2014)
  • Speech naturalness was used to determine the social validity of the intervention.

    Academic text (1998)
  • But to learn how to, with your movement, demonstrate A naturalness and elegance, that's fascinating.

  • Mean listener naturalness scores for 11 of the 14 participants were within the range of the three listener naturalness scores assigned to their matched controls.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The film was praised for its naturalness, as the actors portrayed their characters authentically.

  • The artist aimed to capture the naturalness of the landscape in her painting, making it feel lifelike.

  • The musician's performance reflected a naturalness that resonated with the audience, making the experience more enjoyable.

Synonyms

naturality
vsnaturalness
1 7.0

The quality of being like the world of plants, animals, and land rather than made by people

is used for how a representation or performance matches reality
lifelikeness
vsnaturalness
1 6.5

How real something looks or feels

is broader and applies to likeness in representations and performances

Antonyms

Made by people rather than happening naturally

unrealism
  • Literature
1 8.9

A style that does not show real people or things

How Natural

realism
24 4.5
verisimilitude
  • Literature
4 9.7
naturalness
1 3.7
stylization
1 6.8

Surface Forms

naturalness singular
naturalnesses plural

Morphology

naturalness = natural (transparent) = natural + ness

Clear nominalization of the adjective 'natural' with the productive suffix '-ness', yielding the quality of being like or true to nature.

Etymology

Naturalness comes from nature, from Latin natura meaning 'birth' or 'the natural world', and the ending -ness meaning 'state'. That is why in art or performance naturalness means being 'true to life' and very like real events and feelings.