natural

(noun) someone regarded as certain to succeed. Example: "He's a natural for the job."

(noun) a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat. Synonyms: cancel.

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

(adj) in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature. Synonyms: natural (vs. unnatural). Examples: "A very natural development." "Our natural environment." "Natural science." "Natural resources." "Natural cliffs." "Natural phenomena."

(adj) existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation. Synonyms: natural (vs. artificial). Examples: "A natural pearl." "Natural gas." "Natural silk." "Natural blonde hair." "A natural sweetener." "Natural fertilizers."

(adj) existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical. Synonyms: natural (vs. supernatural). Example: "A perfectly natural explanation."

(adj) functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies. Examples: "It's the natural thing to happen." "Natural immunity." "A grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild."

(adj) (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone. Synonyms: natural (vs. sharp) (vs. flat). Examples: "A natural scale." "B natural."

(adj) unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct. Synonyms: instinctive. Examples: "A cat's natural aversion to water." "Offering to help was as instinctive as breathing."

(adj) (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes. Synonyms: raw(prenominal), rude(prenominal). Examples: "Natural yogurt." "Natural produce." "Raw wool." "Raw sugar." "Bales of rude cotton."

(adj) related by blood; not adopted.

(adj) being talented through inherited qualities. Synonyms: born(predicate), innate(predicate). Examples: "A natural leader." "A born musician." "An innate talent."

(adj) free from artificiality. Synonyms: lifelike. Examples: "A lifelike pose." "A natural reaction."