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Ballet is completely unnatural to the body, just being turned-out... it's not the way your body is supposed to function, so you actually train your body to be a different structure than you were born with.
Neve Campbell

Meaning of "unnatural" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNNATURAL

unnatural  [ʌnˈnætʃərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNNATURAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unnatural is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNNATURAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unnatural in the English dictionary

The first definition of unnatural in the dictionary is contrary to nature; abnormal. Other definition of unnatural is not in accordance with accepted standards of behaviour or right and wrong. Unnatural is also uncanny; supernatural.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNNATURAL


agricultural
ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl
antinatural
ˌæntɪˈnætʃərəl
architectural
ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl
connatural
kəˈnætʃərəl
cultural
ˈkʌltʃərəl
horticultural
ˌhɔːtɪˈkʌltʃərəl
infrastructural
ˌɪnfrəˈstrʌktʃərəl
intercultural
ˌɪntəˈkʌltʃərəl
multicultural
ˌmʌltɪˈkʌltʃərəl
nonnatural
ˌnɒnˈnætʃərəl
scriptural
ˈskrɪptʃərəl
sculptural
ˈskʌlptʃərəl
seminatural
ˌsɛmɪˈnætʃərəl
sociocultural
ˌsəʊsɪəʊˈkʌltʃərəl
structural
ˈstrʌktʃərəl
subnatural
sʌbˈnætʃərəl
subternatural
ˌsʌbtəˈnætʃərəl
textural
ˈtekstʃərəl
transnatural
trænzˈnætʃərəl
ultrastructural
ˌʌltrəˈstrʌktʃərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNNATURAL

unnail
unnamable
unnameable
unnamed
unnative
unnatural death
unnatural practices
unnaturalise
unnaturalize
unnaturally
unnaturalness
unnavigable
unnavigated
unneath
unnecessarily
unnecessariness
unnecessary
unneeded
unneedful
unneedfully

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNNATURAL

arboricultural
caricatural
countercultural
cross-cultural
guttural
microstructural
natural
nomenclatural
nonagricultural
nonstructural
pictural
postural
prefectural
preternatural
rural
silvicultural
subcultural
supernatural
the supernatural
transcultural
viticultural

Synonyms and antonyms of unnatural in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNNATURAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unnatural» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unnatural

Translation of «unnatural» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNNATURAL

Find out the translation of unnatural to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unnatural from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unnatural» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不自然的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antinatural
570 millions of speakers

English

unnatural
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अप्राकृतिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير طبيعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неестественным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

antinatural
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপ্রাকৃত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anormal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak wajar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unnatürlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不自然な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비정상적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora wajar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không tự nhiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயற்கைக்கு மாறான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनैसर्गिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doğal olmayan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

innaturale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nienaturalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неприродним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nenatural
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφύσικη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onnatuurlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

onaturlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unaturlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unnatural

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNNATURAL»

The term «unnatural» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.154 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNNATURAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unnatural

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNNATURAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unnatural.
1
Peter Ackroyd
Why should a novelist not also be a historian? To force unnatural divisions within the English language is to work against its capacious and accommodating nature. To expect a writer to produce only novels, or only histories, is equivalent to demanding from a composer that he or she write only string quartets or piano sonatas.
2
Ryan Adams
Fame is an unnatural construct and those who go in search of it are the least likely to find it.
3
Amelia Barr
Whatever the scientists may say, if we take the supernatural out of life, we leave only the unnatural.
4
Hannibal Buress
I did a 'Last Comic Standing' audition in 2006, where you're just performing for three people in a comedy club, in a big comedy club, and I remember them cutting me off, asking about my name in the middle of one of my jokes. Yeah, it's just real weird when you're doing stand-up in that type of sterile, unnatural setting.
5
Neve Campbell
Ballet is completely unnatural to the body, just being turned-out... it's not the way your body is supposed to function, so you actually train your body to be a different structure than you were born with.
6
Neal Cassady
I became the unnatural son of a few score of beaten men.
7
Patrick Chan
Injuries are a huge thing for skating. I think skating is a very unnatural sport for the body, very tough on the joints.
8
Charlie Chaplin
Only the unloved hate; the unloved and the unnatural.
9
Tom Clancy
Collaboration on a book is the ultimate unnatural act.
10
John Francis Daley
A lot of the time, as an actor, you don't have the freedom to change what your lines are, and they can often be very unnatural or difficult to portray in a real light.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNNATURAL»

Discover the use of unnatural in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unnatural and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Unnatural Order: The Roots of Our Destruction of Nature
Now in a new Lantern edition, the book explores, from an anthropological, sociocultural, and holistic perspective, how and why we have cut ourselves off from other animals and the natural world, and the toll this has taken on our ...
Jim Mason, 2005
2
Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History
In this informative and highly entertaining account, intrepid science reporter Florence Williams sets out to uncover the latest scientific findings from the fields of anthropology, biology, and medicine.
Florence Williams, 2012
3
Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls, and the ...
A shocking expose of the causes of Asia's massive gender imbalance and its consequences across the globe
Mara Hvistendahl, 2011
4
Unnatural: The Heretical Idea of Making People
He argues that these old tales and myths are alive and well, subtly manipulating the current debates about assisted conception, embryo research and human cloning, which have at last made the idea of 'making people' into flesh and blood ...
Philip Ball, 2012
5
Unnatural Doubts: Epistemological Realism and the Basis of ...
In Unnatural Doubts, Michael Williams constructs a masterly polemic against the very idea of epistemology, as traditionally conceived.
Michael Williams, 1996
6
Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the ...
Sam Wineburg says that we are asking the wrong questions. This book demolishes the conventional notion that there is one true history and one best way to teach it.
Sam Wineburg, 2001
7
The Unnatural History of the Sea
The story does not end with an empty ocean. Instead, Roberts describes how we might restore the splendor and prosperity of the seas through smarter management of our resources and some simple restraint.
Callum Roberts, 2010
8
Unnatural Emotions: Everyday Sentiments on a Micronesian ...
"An outstanding contribution to psychological anthropology.
Catherine Lutz, 1988
9
Unnatural Narratives - Unnatural Narratology
This collection of essays presentsand discusses the new analytical tools that have so far been developed on the basis of unnatural novels, short stories, and plays and extends these findings through analyses of testimonies, comics, graphic ...
Jan Alber, Rüdiger Heinze, 2011
10
Unnatural Causes
Unnatural Causes inspired Cosmopolitan to fervently hope, “if we’re lucky, there will always be an England and there will always be a P.D. James.”
P.D. James, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNNATURAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unnatural is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Museum of Unnatural History
One recent morning on the Upper East Side, a troupe of two-year-olds, strapped into their strollers, sat around the grand entrance to the newly renovated Cooper ... «The New Yorker, May 15»
2
Consent for indulging in unnatural sex 'immaterial': Court
New Delhi: Consent to indulge in unnatural sex is "immaterial", a Delhi court has held while convicting a man of raping and committing unnatural act with a ... «Zee News, Apr 15»
3
A Pulitzer Prize Winner, and Two Finalists
Elizabeth Kolbert won this year's Pulitzer in general nonfiction for her book “The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History.” Credit Photograph by Patricia Wall / The ... «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
4
TOWIE's Vas Morgan facing homophobia STORM after branding gay …
TOWIE star Vas Morgan is facing a homophobia storm after branding gay lifestyles “unnatural” in a shock interview. By Ed Gleave / Published 21st April 2015. «Daily Star, Apr 15»
5
Pat Robertson: Gay Marriage Is 'Unnatural' Because No One Has …
Arguing that gays and lesbians who also identify as Christians are merely part of the "left-wing agenda," conservative televangelist Pat Robertson offered a ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
6
Coroner: 3-year-old Indiana girl's death was 'unnatural'
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. - A southern Indiana coroner says the weekend death of a 3-year-old girl was "unnatural" but authorities continue investigating the ... «WRTV Indianapolis, Feb 15»
7
Death of Clarksville child being called 'unnatural'
This is still an active investigation of an unnatural death." Clarksville Police say they still have more questions because the death could still be considered ... «WAVE 3, Feb 15»
8
Secret government file on 'unnatural' sexual behaviour at …
A secret government file detailing "unnatural" sexual behaviour taking place at Westminster 35 years ago has been unearthed at the National Archives. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
9
Nikon: We're Looking Into the 'Unnatural' Flare Issue Being …
A week ago, we reported that some owners of the Nikon D750 are reporting a strange and ugly dark band that appears at the top of the frame, interrupting lens ... «PetaPixel, Dec 14»
10
Uganda planning new anti-gay law despite opposition
It will not explicitly refer to homosexuality, but will rely on the penal code which prescribes a life sentence for "unnatural acts", he said. Activists say the plan is ... «BBC News, Nov 14»

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