supranatural

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌsuprəˈnætʃərəl/ UK /ˌsuːprəˈnætʃərəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
transcending or lying beyond the natural order; supernatural

The myth ascribed supranatural origins to the mountain.

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Synonyms

1 adj · transcending or lying... supernatural transcendent preternatural metaphysical

Opposites

natural earthly mundane

Word family

Related forms natural supernatural nature

Etymology

A formation from the prefix supra- ('above, beyond', from Latin supra) and natural, from Latin naturalis ('of nature'), from natura ('nature'), from nasci ('to be born').

supra Latin natura Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# supranatural

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

## Meanings
1. transcending or lying beyond the natural order; supernatural

## Examples
- The myth ascribed supranatural origins to the mountain.

## Synonyms
- supernatural
- transcendent
- preternatural
- metaphysical

## Antonyms
- natural
- earthly
- mundane

## Related Forms
- natural
- supernatural
- nature

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

## Etymology
A formation from the prefix supra- ('above, beyond', from Latin supra) and natural, from Latin naturalis ('of nature'), from natura ('nature'), from nasci ('to be born').

## AI Etymology
Supranatural is a formation from the prefix supra- ('above, beyond', from Latin supra) and natural, from Latin naturalis ('of nature'), from natura ('nature'), from nasci ('to be born'). The historical chain includes Latin supra and Latin natura. The quoted older senses, "above, beyond", "of nature", "nature", and "to be born", supply the semantic anchors for supranatural. The formation is best read as prefixal and borrowed: the word supranatural carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a adj, "transcending or lying beyond the natural order; supernatural". Related English forms include natural, supernatural, and nature. The result is a adj whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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