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English
Etymology
From contra- + natural. Compare counternatural.
Adjective
contranatural (comparative more contranatural, superlative most contranatural)
- 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)
- contranatural, unnatural, antinatural
- Synonym: antinatural
- Antonym: natural
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From contra- + natural.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: con‧tra‧na‧tu‧ral
Adjective
contranatural m or f (plural contranaturais)
- contranatural, unnatural, antinatural
- Synonyms: contranatura, antinatural
- Antonym: natural
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From contra- + natural.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kontɾanatuˈɾal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: con‧tra‧na‧tu‧ral
Adjective
contranatural m or f (masculine and feminine plural contranaturales)
- contranatural, unnatural, antinatural
- Synonym: antinatural
- Antonym: natural
Further reading