contranatural

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌkɑntrəˈnætʃərəl/ UK /ˌkɒntrəˈnætʃərəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
contrary to or against the laws of nature

The alchemist sought contranatural means to halt aging entirely.

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Synonyms

1 adj · contrary to or against the... unnatural supernatural preternatural abnormal aberrant

Opposites

natural normal

Word family

Related forms nature natural supernatural contra

Etymology

A learned formation from Latin contra ('against') + naturalis ('of nature'), from natura ('nature'), from natus, past participle of nasci ('to be born').

contra Latin natura Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# contranatural

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɑntrəˈnætʃərəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒntrəˈnætʃərəl/

## Meanings
1. contrary to or against the laws of nature

## Examples
- The alchemist sought contranatural means to halt aging entirely.

## Synonyms
- unnatural
- supernatural
- preternatural
- abnormal
- aberrant

## Antonyms
- natural
- normal

## Related Forms
- nature
- natural
- supernatural
- contra

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: contra
- Root: natura

## Etymology
A learned formation from Latin contra ('against') + naturalis ('of nature'), from natura ('nature'), from natus, past participle of nasci ('to be born').

## AI Etymology
Contranatural is a learned formation from Latin contra ('against') + naturalis ('of nature'), from natura ('nature'), from natus, past participle of nasci ('to be born'). The ancestry passes through Latin contra and Latin natura. The prefix contra contributes the sense of opposition or againstness, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as an adjective, it means "contrary to or against the laws of nature", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include nature, natural, supernatural, and contra.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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