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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature;
- Example: "an unnatural death"
- Example: "the child's unnatural interest in death"

2. not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm;
- Example: "abnormal powers of concentration"
- Example: "abnormal amounts of rain"
- Example: "abnormal circumstances"
- Example: "an abnormal interest in food"
[syn: abnormal, unnatural]

3. speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression;
[syn: affected, unnatural]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Unnatural \Un*nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes. [1913 Webster] Syn: See Factitious. [1913 Webster] -- Un*nat"u*ral*ly, adv. -- Un*nat"u*ral*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

unnatural adj 1: not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death" [ant: natural] 2: not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food" [syn: abnormal, unnatural] [ant: normal] 3: speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression [syn: affected, unnatural] [ant: unaffected]