antinatural

English

Alternative forms

• anti-natural

Etymology

From anti- +‎ natural.

Adjective

antinatural (comparative more antinatural, superlative most antinatural)

1. contrary to nature

   Synonym: unnatural

   Antonym: natural

Translations

unnatural — see unnatural

Further reading

• “antinatural”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Galician

Etymology

From anti- +‎ natural.

Adjective

antinatural m or f (plural antinaturais)

1. unnatural, antinatural, contranatural

   Synonym: contranatural

   Antonym: natural

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ natural.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.na.tuˈɾaw/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.na.tuˈɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.nɐ.tuˈɾal/ [ˌɐ̃.ti.nɐ.tuˈɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.nɐ.tuˈɾal/ [ˌɐ̃.ti.nɐ.tuˈɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.nɐ.tuˈɾa.li/

Adjective

antinatural m or f (plural antinaturais)

1. unnatural, antinatural, contranatural (not natural)

   Synonyms: contranatural, contranatura

   Antonym: natural

Further reading

• “antinatural”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “antinatural”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “antinatural”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From anti- +‎ natural.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antinatuˈɾal/ [ãn̪.t̪i.na.t̪uˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: an‧ti‧na‧tu‧ral

Adjective

antinatural m or f (masculine and feminine plural antinaturales)

1. unnatural, antinatural, contranatural

   Synonym: contranatural

   Antonym: natural

Further reading

• “antinatural”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “antinatural” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.