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unnatural - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'unnatural' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unnatural [ a.]
- Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

Meaning of 'unnatural' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unnatural [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
Example in sentence:
  • abnormal amounts of rain;
  • abnormal circumstances;
  • abnormal powers of concentration;
  • an abnormal interest in food
Meaning (2):
- not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
Example in sentence:
  • an unnatural death;
  • the child's unnatural interest in death