contranatural

C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape
US /ˌkɑntrəˈnætʃərəl/ UK /ˌkɒntrəˈnætʃərəl/
adj

Meanings

  1. 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... unnaturalsupernaturalpreternaturalabnormalaberrant
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Etymology

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

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