in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; a very natural development; our natural environment; natural science; natural resources; natural cliffs; natural phenomena'

existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; a natural pearl; natural gas; natural silk; natural blonde hair; a natural sweetener; natural fertilizers'

existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; a perfectly natural explanation'

(of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; a natural scale; B natural'

someone regarded as certain to succeed; he's a natural for the job'

a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

[ Syn: cancel ]

(craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

free from artificiality; a lifelike pose; a natural reaction

[ Syn: lifelike ]

functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies; it's the natural thing to happen; natural immunity; a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild'

unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; a cats natural aversion to water; offering to help was as instinctive as breathing

[ Syn: instinctive ]

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; natural yogurt; natural produce; raw wool; raw sugar; bales of rude cotton

[ Syn: raw , rude ]

related by blood; not adopted

being talented through inherited qualities; a natural leader; a born musician; an innate talent

[ Syn: born , innate ]