"natty" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnæti/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-natty.ogg Forms: nattier [comparative], nattiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æti Etymology: Originally slang, perhaps related to natural. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} natty (comparative nattier, superlative nattiest)
  1. (informal) Smart and fashionable. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Personality Translations (Smart and fashionable): أَنِيق (ʔanīq) [masculine] (Arabic), مُتَنَاغِم (mutanāḡim) [masculine] (Arabic), fešácký (Czech), siisti (Finnish), tyylikäs (Finnish), näppärä (Finnish), kätevä (Finnish), chic (French), élégant (French), schick (German), nett (German), модерен (moderen) (Macedonian), шизик, фраер (šizik, fraer) (Macedonian), мо́дный (módnyj) (Russian), нарядный (narjadnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-natty-en-adj-JFGpdYEj Disambiguation of Personality: 75 8 7 4 2 4 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 40 36 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ˈnæti/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-natty.ogg Forms: nattier [comparative], nattiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æti Etymology: Variant of knotty. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} natty (comparative nattier, superlative nattiest)
  1. (Jamaica, slang) Knotty. Tags: Jamaica, slang
    Sense id: en-natty-en-adj-NNq~hKe5 Categories (other): Jamaican English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 34 22 0 14 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 15 44 16 2 14 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 38 11 1 15 8 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 40 14 1 11 10 2 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective

IPA: /ˈnæti/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-natty.ogg Forms: more natty [comparative], most natty [superlative]
Rhymes: -æti Etymology: Clipping of natural + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|natural}} Clipping of natural, {{suf|en||y|id2=adjectival}} + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} natty (comparative more natty, superlative most natty)
  1. (slang, sports, particularly bodybuilding) Natural, as opposed to steroid enhanced. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Bodybuilding, Sports Translations (sports): natu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-natty-en-adj-NzbPFFZN Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 40 36 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 54 46 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nattie
Etymology number: 3

Adjective

IPA: /ˈnæti/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-natty.ogg Forms: more natty [comparative], most natty [superlative]
Rhymes: -æti Etymology: Clipping of national + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|national}} Clipping of national, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} natty (comparative more natty, superlative most natty)
  1. (slang) National. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-natty-en-adj-JRkr-JjF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nattie
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /ˈnæti/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-natty.ogg Forms: natties [plural]
Rhymes: -æti Etymology: Clipping of natural + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|natural}} Clipping of natural, {{suf|en||y|id2=adjectival}} + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} natty (plural natties)
  1. (slang, sports, particularly bodybuilding) Someone whose muscle gains are natural and not aided by the use of steroids. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Bodybuilding, Sports Translations (sports): natu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-natty-en-noun-gKD9hHzk Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 40 36 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 54 46 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nattie
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈnæti/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-natty.ogg Forms: natties [plural]
Rhymes: -æti Etymology: Clipping of national + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|national}} Clipping of national, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} natty (plural natties)
  1. (slang, sports) A national championship Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-natty-en-noun-Lb5TzrS0 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nattie
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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