contranatural

From contra- +‎ natural. Compare counternatural.

contranatural (comparative more contranatural, superlative most contranatural)

1. 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.

From contra- +‎ natural.

contranatural m or f (plural contranaturais)

1. contranatural, unnatural, antinatural

   Synonyms: antinatural, contranatura

   Antonym: natural

• “contranatural”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

From contra- +‎ natural.

• Hyphenation: con‧tra‧na‧tu‧ral

contranatural m or f (plural contranaturais)

1. contranatural, unnatural, antinatural

   Synonyms: contranatura, antinatural

   Antonym: natural

• “contranatural”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “contranatural”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “contranatural”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025

From contra- +‎ natural.

• IPA^(key): /kontɾanatuˈɾal/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾa.na.t̪uˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: con‧tra‧na‧tu‧ral

contranatural m or f (masculine and feminine plural contranaturales)

1. contranatural, unnatural, antinatural

   Synonym: antinatural

   Antonym: natural

• “contranatural”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024