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verb
- explain with reference to nature
- (transitive, intransitive) To study nature.
- make more natural or lifelike
- make into a citizen
- adopt to another place
- adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- (transitive) To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.
- To make natural.
- (linguistics, transitive) To make (a word) a natural part of the language, using the native homologue of each phoneme (and often for each morpheme) of the imported word (e.g., native inflections).
- (transitive) To acclimatize an animal or plant.
- (transitive) To limit explanations of a phenomenon to naturalistic ones and exclude supernatural ones.
adj
- related in nature
- related by blood
- having the same ancestral language
- Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
- Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- (linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
noun
- a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
- one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
- One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
- (linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.
adj
- related in nature
- of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united
- Inborn.
- Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- (geology) Trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum).
- (botany) United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens).
noun
- Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
- (countable) A living being; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)
- The span of time during which an object operates.
- (uncountable, insurance) The life insurance industry.
- A particular phase or period of existence.
- The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
- The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.
- (informal) Social life.
- (colloquial) A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole).
- The most lively component or participant.
- (uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
- An opportunity for existence.
- (countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).
- A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).
- A worthwhile existence.
- Animation; spirit; vivacity.
- (baseball, softball, cricket) A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of a misplay by a member of the fielding team.
- Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.
- Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
- A biography.
- Existence.
- A particular aspect of existence.
- (biology) The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.
- (video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
- The period of time during which an object is recognizable.
- One of a player's chances to play in various children's playground games, lost when a mistake is made, for example being struck by the ball in dodgeball.
- animation and energy in action or expression
- a characteristic state or mode of living
- a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
- the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
- the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
- the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
- a living person
- living things collectively
- the condition of living or the state of being alive
- the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
- a motive for living
- an account of the series of events making up a person's life
- the period from the present until death
- the period between birth and the present time
verb
adj
- in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
- existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
- unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
- being talented through inherited qualities
- functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies
- (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
- (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related
- free from artificiality
- existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
- (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
- (dice games) Pertaining to a dice roll before bonuses or penalties have been applied to the result.
- (algebra) Closed under submodules, direct sums, and injective hulls.
- Pertaining to death brought about by disease or old age, rather than by violence, accident etc.
- Having an innate ability to fill a given role or profession, or display a specified character.
- As expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances.
- Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature.
- (music) Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ♮.
- Related genetically but not legally to one's father; born out of wedlock, illegitimate.
- Related by birth; genetically related.
- Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned.
- (bodybuilding) Not having used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.
- Pertaining to a decoration that preserves or enhances the appearance of the original material; not stained or artificially coloured.
- Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives.
- Formed by nature; not manufactured or created by artificial processes.
- (bridge) Bidding in an intuitive way that reflects one's actual hand.
- Having a given status (especially of authority) by virtue of birth.
- Uncircumcised; intact.
- Designating a standard trigonometric function of an angle, as opposed to the logarithmic function.
- Pertaining to a fabric still in its undyed state, or to the colour of undyed fabric.
noun
- someone regarded as certain to succeed
- a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
- (uncountable) An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK) One's life.
- (craps) A roll of two dice with a score of 7 or 11 on the comeout roll.
- (US, colloquial) A hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated.
- (bodybuilding) Someone who has not used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing substances.
- One with an innate talent at or for something.
- (music) A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental.
- (chiefly in the plural, slang) A breast which has not been modified by plastic surgery.
- (music) The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note.
adv
noun
- The natural world or ecosystem.
- (programming) The environment of a function at a point during the execution of a program is the set of identifiers in the function's scope and their bindings at that point.
- The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
- All the elements that affect a system or its inputs and outputs.
- (computing) The software or hardware existing on any particular computer system.
- A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
- (computing) The set of variables and their values in a namespace that an operating system associates with a process.
- the totality of surrounding conditions
- the area in which something exists or lives
adv
prep_phrase
noun
- A state of nature; conformity to nature.
- (nonstandard) naturism, nudism, social nudity.
- (philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
- (politics, law) The belief in natural law.
- The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences.
- (art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism, surrealism, or abstract art, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment.
- (philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
- an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
- (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
adj
- as found in nature in the elemental form
- characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
- characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
- belonging to one by birth
- Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
- Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
- Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
- Belonging to one by birth.
- (mineralogy) Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form.
- (biology, of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
- (computing, of software) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
- Alternative letter-case form of Native (of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia).
- Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
- Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
noun
- a person born in a particular place or country
- indigenous plants and animals
- an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
- A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
- An oyster of species Ostrea edulis.
- (in particular) A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Alternative letter-case form of Native (aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia).
- A native speaker.
- A native plant or animal.
adj
- unvarying in nature
- uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
- steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection
- Consistently recurring over time; persistent.
- (computing, complexity theory) Bounded above by a constant.
- Firm; solid; not fluid.
- Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
- Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.
noun
- a quantity that does not vary
- a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
- That which is permanent or invariable.
- (sciences) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
- (computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.
- (algebra) A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion or operation.
adj
noun
noun
- a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
- (grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement.
- (sciences) A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, or experimentation.
- (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
noun
- a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
- capability of existing or happening or being true
- a future prospect or potential
- a possible alternative
- A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
- The quality of being possible.
- An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.
noun
- a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
- a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
- a belief that can guide behavior
- (sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena and correctly predicts new facts or phenomena not previously observed, or which sets out the laws and principles of something known or observed; a hypothesis confirmed by observation, experiment etc.
- (mathematics) A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs.
- (chess and similar games) The standardization and study of fixed sequences of moves, especially in the opening phase of a game.
- A description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate.
- (informal) A hypothesis or conjecture.
- (uncountable) The underlying principles or methods of a given technical skill, art etc., as opposed to its practice.
- (countable, logic) A set of axioms together with all statements derivable from them; or, a set of statements which are deductively closed. Equivalently, a formal language plus a set of axioms (from which can then be derived theorems). The statements may be required to all be bound (i.e., to have no free variables).
noun
- The descriptive part of a natural science as distinguished from the explanatory or theoretical part.
- (geography) The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.
- the study of physical features of the earth's surface
noun
- the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
- a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
- the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
- a particular type of thing
- the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
- (now chiefly UK regional and African-American Vernacular) Spontaneous love, affection, or reverence, especially between parent and child.
- The vital functions or strength of someone or something, especially (now dialect) as requiring nourishment or careful maintenance or (medicine) as a force of regeneration without special treatment.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.
- (now chiefly African-American Vernacular) Sexual desire.
- The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.
- The need to urinate and defecate.
- The distinguishing characteristic of a person or thing, understood as its general class, sort, type, etc.
adj
noun
- One who follows a philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of ecology, health, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns.
- One who believes in the doctrine of naturism, which attributes everything to nature.
- a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion
adv
- with respect to its inherent nature
- Without determination by or involvement of extraneous factors; by its very nature.
- (philosophy) As the principle of its own determination and positing itself.
- (law) Not leaving discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute.
- (nonstandard, more loosely, chiefly in the negative) In a true or literal sense; as one would expect from the name or description.
adj
noun
- Specifically the natural sciences.
- (euphemistic, with definite article) Synonym of sweet science (“the sport of boxing”).
- (countable) A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill.
- (uncountable) The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline.
- (uncountable) Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.
- (now only theology) The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth.
- (uncountable, collective) The scientific community.
- a particular branch of scientific knowledge
- ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
verb
noun
- The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).
- (taxonomy) A written description of a species or other taxon serving to distinguish that species from all others; especially a description written and published in Latin.
- (medicine, countable, uncountable) The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of a medical condition or illness.
- identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
verb
noun
- Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
- (countable) A living being; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)
- The span of time during which an object operates.
- (uncountable, insurance) The life insurance industry.
- A particular phase or period of existence.
- The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
- The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.
- (informal) Social life.
- (colloquial) A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole).
- The most lively component or participant.
- (uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
- An opportunity for existence.
- (countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).
- A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).
- A worthwhile existence.
- Animation; spirit; vivacity.
- (baseball, softball, cricket) A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of a misplay by a member of the fielding team.
- Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.
- Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
- A biography.
- Existence.
- A particular aspect of existence.
- (biology) The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.
- (video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
- The period of time during which an object is recognizable.
- One of a player's chances to play in various children's playground games, lost when a mistake is made, for example being struck by the ball in dodgeball.
- animation and energy in action or expression
- a characteristic state or mode of living
- a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
- the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
- the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
- the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
- a living person
- living things collectively
- the condition of living or the state of being alive
- the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
- a motive for living
- an account of the series of events making up a person's life
- the period from the present until death
- the period between birth and the present time
verb
noun
- The natural world or ecosystem.
- (programming) The environment of a function at a point during the execution of a program is the set of identifiers in the function's scope and their bindings at that point.
- The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
- All the elements that affect a system or its inputs and outputs.
- (computing) The software or hardware existing on any particular computer system.
- A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
- (computing) The set of variables and their values in a namespace that an operating system associates with a process.
- the totality of surrounding conditions
- the area in which something exists or lives
noun
- A state of nature; conformity to nature.
- (nonstandard) naturism, nudism, social nudity.
- (philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
- (politics, law) The belief in natural law.
- The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences.
- (art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism, surrealism, or abstract art, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment.
- (philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
- an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
- (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
noun
- a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
- (grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement.
- (sciences) A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, or experimentation.
- (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
noun
- a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
- capability of existing or happening or being true
- a future prospect or potential
- a possible alternative
- A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
- The quality of being possible.
- An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.
noun
- a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
- a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
- a belief that can guide behavior
- (sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena and correctly predicts new facts or phenomena not previously observed, or which sets out the laws and principles of something known or observed; a hypothesis confirmed by observation, experiment etc.
- (mathematics) A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs.
- (chess and similar games) The standardization and study of fixed sequences of moves, especially in the opening phase of a game.
- A description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate.
- (informal) A hypothesis or conjecture.
- (uncountable) The underlying principles or methods of a given technical skill, art etc., as opposed to its practice.
- (countable, logic) A set of axioms together with all statements derivable from them; or, a set of statements which are deductively closed. Equivalently, a formal language plus a set of axioms (from which can then be derived theorems). The statements may be required to all be bound (i.e., to have no free variables).
noun
- The descriptive part of a natural science as distinguished from the explanatory or theoretical part.
- (geography) The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.
- the study of physical features of the earth's surface
noun
- the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
- a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
- the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
- a particular type of thing
- the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
- (now chiefly UK regional and African-American Vernacular) Spontaneous love, affection, or reverence, especially between parent and child.
- The vital functions or strength of someone or something, especially (now dialect) as requiring nourishment or careful maintenance or (medicine) as a force of regeneration without special treatment.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.
- (now chiefly African-American Vernacular) Sexual desire.
- The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.
- The need to urinate and defecate.
- The distinguishing characteristic of a person or thing, understood as its general class, sort, type, etc.
noun
- Specifically the natural sciences.
- (euphemistic, with definite article) Synonym of sweet science (“the sport of boxing”).
- (countable) A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill.
- (uncountable) The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline.
- (uncountable) Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.
- (now only theology) The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth.
- (uncountable, collective) The scientific community.
- a particular branch of scientific knowledge
- ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
verb
noun
- The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).
- (taxonomy) A written description of a species or other taxon serving to distinguish that species from all others; especially a description written and published in Latin.
- (medicine, countable, uncountable) The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of a medical condition or illness.
- identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
verb
verb
- explain with reference to nature
- (transitive, intransitive) To study nature.
- make more natural or lifelike
- make into a citizen
- adopt to another place
- adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- (transitive) To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.
- To make natural.
- (linguistics, transitive) To make (a word) a natural part of the language, using the native homologue of each phoneme (and often for each morpheme) of the imported word (e.g., native inflections).
- (transitive) To acclimatize an animal or plant.
- (transitive) To limit explanations of a phenomenon to naturalistic ones and exclude supernatural ones.
adv
prep_phrase
adv
- with respect to its inherent nature
- Without determination by or involvement of extraneous factors; by its very nature.
- (philosophy) As the principle of its own determination and positing itself.
- (law) Not leaving discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute.
- (nonstandard, more loosely, chiefly in the negative) In a true or literal sense; as one would expect from the name or description.
adj
adj
- related in nature
- related by blood
- having the same ancestral language
- Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
- Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- (linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
noun
- a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
- one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
- One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
- (linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.
adj
- related in nature
- of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united
- Inborn.
- Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- (geology) Trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum).
- (botany) United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens).
adj
- in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
- existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
- unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
- being talented through inherited qualities
- functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies
- (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
- (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related
- free from artificiality
- existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
- (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
- (dice games) Pertaining to a dice roll before bonuses or penalties have been applied to the result.
- (algebra) Closed under submodules, direct sums, and injective hulls.
- Pertaining to death brought about by disease or old age, rather than by violence, accident etc.
- Having an innate ability to fill a given role or profession, or display a specified character.
- As expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances.
- Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature.
- (music) Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ♮.
- Related genetically but not legally to one's father; born out of wedlock, illegitimate.
- Related by birth; genetically related.
- Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned.
- (bodybuilding) Not having used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.
- Pertaining to a decoration that preserves or enhances the appearance of the original material; not stained or artificially coloured.
- Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives.
- Formed by nature; not manufactured or created by artificial processes.
- (bridge) Bidding in an intuitive way that reflects one's actual hand.
- Having a given status (especially of authority) by virtue of birth.
- Uncircumcised; intact.
- Designating a standard trigonometric function of an angle, as opposed to the logarithmic function.
- Pertaining to a fabric still in its undyed state, or to the colour of undyed fabric.
noun
- someone regarded as certain to succeed
- a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
- (uncountable) An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK) One's life.
- (craps) A roll of two dice with a score of 7 or 11 on the comeout roll.
- (US, colloquial) A hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated.
- (bodybuilding) Someone who has not used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing substances.
- One with an innate talent at or for something.
- (music) A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental.
- (chiefly in the plural, slang) A breast which has not been modified by plastic surgery.
- (music) The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note.
adv
adj
- as found in nature in the elemental form
- characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
- characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
- belonging to one by birth
- Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
- Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
- Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
- Belonging to one by birth.
- (mineralogy) Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form.
- (biology, of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
- (computing, of software) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
- Alternative letter-case form of Native (of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia).
- Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
- Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
noun
- a person born in a particular place or country
- indigenous plants and animals
- an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
- A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
- An oyster of species Ostrea edulis.
- (in particular) A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Alternative letter-case form of Native (aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia).
- A native speaker.
- A native plant or animal.
adj
- unvarying in nature
- uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
- steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection
- Consistently recurring over time; persistent.
- (computing, complexity theory) Bounded above by a constant.
- Firm; solid; not fluid.
- Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
- Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.
noun
- a quantity that does not vary
- a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
- That which is permanent or invariable.
- (sciences) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
- (computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.
- (algebra) A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion or operation.
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noun
adj
noun
- One who follows a philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of ecology, health, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns.
- One who believes in the doctrine of naturism, which attributes everything to nature.
- a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion