nonnatural
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˈnætʃərəl/
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no natural
- As he crosses from the natural into the nonnatural world, his/her encyclopedia has to be modified.
Examples
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This is the type of autonomy that results from applying individual speech rights to corporations and other nonnatural legal persons, which the Court did in developing its corporate speech jurisprudence.
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In case of a nonnatural death (e.g., traffic accident, fall, or suicide), the coroner can perform an official autopsy to determine the official cause of death.
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Instead of being understood in relation to natural persons who have an innate capacity for self-expression and self-realization, it is understood as a feature of corporations and other nonnatural legal persons, which do not.
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The speech right they support is unmoored from the purposes of self-expression and self-realization, which cannot logically attach to the right when applied to a nonnatural person.
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In contrast to the images with which this visual perception is imbued, Miriam's experience of the bush is enveloped in a markedly "nonnatural" phraseology.
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But it importantly breaks from the liberal tradition's conception of autonomy because, instead of being understood in relation to natural persons who have an innate capacity for self-expression and self-realization, it is understood as a feature of corporations and other nonnatural legal persons, which do not.
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Fantastic fiction provides us with numerous examples of fictional encyclopedias that contradict their actual-world counterpart, as any visitor to the nonnatural or supernatural worlds quickly discovers.
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The enzyme's a good enzyme in water, and just by moving it to a nonnatural environment—in this case, 60% DMF—you really kick it off the cliff," Arnold says.
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In fantasy literature, a nonnatural realm often features magical creatures that do not exist in the real world.
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Scientists studied the effects of nonnatural substances on environmental health, noting significant impacts on local ecosystems.
Synonyms
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Seeming to come from another world and very strange
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Beyond the natural world and ordinary experience
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Very unusual in a way that seems beyond what is natural
Not natural and cannot be explained by science
Antonyms
How Natural
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonnatural is made from the part non- meaning 'not' and the word natural meaning 'from nature', so it literally means 'not from nature'. That's why we use nonnatural for things or ideas that do not come from the natural world.