contranatural

English

Etymology

From contra- +‎ natural. Compare counternatural.

Adjective

contranatural (comparative more contranatural, superlative most contranatural)

1. Opposed to or against nature; unnatural.
   • 1667, George Rust, A Funeral Sermon, preached at the obsequies of […] Jeremy Lord Bishop of Down:

     For it is the perfection of every being to act according to the principle of its nature, and it is the nature of an arbitrarious principle to act or not, to do or undo, upon no account but its own will and pleasure; to be determined and tied up, either by itself, or from abroad, is violent and contra-natural.

Galician

Etymology

From contra- +‎ natural.

Adjective

contranatural m or f (plural contranaturais)

1. contranatural, unnatural, antinatural

   Synonym: antinatural

   Antonym: natural

Further reading

• “contranatural”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Etymology

From contra- +‎ natural.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾa.na.tuˈɾaw/ [kõ.tɾa.na.tuˈɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾɐ.nɐ.tuˈɾal/ [kõ.tɾɐ.nɐ.tuˈɾaɫ]

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

• Hyphenation: con‧tra‧na‧tu‧ral

Adjective

contranatural m or f (plural contranaturais)

1. contranatural, unnatural, antinatural

   Synonyms: contranatura, antinatural

   Antonym: natural

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From contra- +‎ natural.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontɾanatuˈɾal/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾa.na.t̪uˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: con‧tra‧na‧tu‧ral

Adjective

contranatural m or f (masculine and feminine plural contranaturales)

1. contranatural, unnatural, antinatural

   Synonym: antinatural

   Antonym: natural

Further reading

• “contranatural”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28