natured C1 Topic:Describing People US /ˈneɪtʃɝd/ UK /ˈneɪtʃəd/ See IPA manual Freq #57581 Meanings 1 adj having a specified temperament or disposition, used chiefly in compounds such as good-natured and ill-natured He was a gentle-natured horse despite his size. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having a specified... disposedtempered Word family Derived forms good-naturedill-natured Related forms naturetemperamentdisposition Etymology Formed from nature + -ed in the sense 'having a particular nature.' It now occurs chiefly as the second element of compounds such as good-natured, even-tempered, and ill-natured. Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # natured **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈneɪtʃɝd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈneɪtʃəd/ **Frequency rank:** 57581 ## Meanings 1. having a specified temperament or disposition, used chiefly in compounds such as good-natured and ill-natured ## Examples - He was a gentle-natured horse despite his size. ## Synonyms - disposed - tempered ## Derived Forms - good-natured - ill-natured ## Related Forms - nature - temperament - disposition ## Etymology Formed from nature + -ed in the sense 'having a particular nature.' It now occurs chiefly as the second element of compounds such as good-natured, even-tempered, and ill-natured. ## Topics - Describing People markdown