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naturalness

naturalness

1 3.7
How much a sound, image, or performance feels like real life
  • noun
  • /ˈnæʧərnləs/
translation icon : 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
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
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
8.9

A style that does not show real people or things

How Natural

realism
38 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.