"supernatural" meaning in English

See supernatural in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-tʃɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsu.pəɹˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/ [General-American], /-tʃɹəl/ [General-American], /ˌs(j)ʉː.pəˈnɛ.tʃɹəl/ [New-Zealand] Audio: En-us-supernatural.ogg Forms: more supernatural [comparative], most supernatural [superlative]
Rhymes: -ætʃəɹəl, -ætʃɹəl Etymology: From Middle English supernatural, supernaturel, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from super (“above”) + nātūra (“nature; that which we are born with”), from nātus (“born”), perfect passive participle of nāscī (“to be born”) + adjective suffix -ālis. By surface analysis, super- + natural. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|supernatural}} Middle English supernatural, {{der|en|frm|supernaturel}} Middle French supernaturel, {{der|en|la|supernātūrālis}} Latin supernātūrālis, {{surf|en|super-|natural}} By surface analysis, super- + natural Head templates: {{en-adj}} supernatural (comparative more supernatural, superlative most supernatural)
  1. Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born. Synonyms: supranatural Coordinate_terms: natural, preternatural, paranormal, extranormal, extraordinary, unnatural Translations (above nature): mbinatyrshëm (Albanian), خَارِق (ḵāriq) (Arabic), مِيتَافِيزِيقِيّ (mītāfīzīqiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), مَا فَوْقَ الطَّبِيعَة (mā fawqa ṭ-ṭabīʕa) [masculine] (Arabic), գերբնական (gerbnakan) (Armenian), звышнатура́льны (zvyšnaturálʹny) (Belarusian), свръхестествен (svrǎhestestven) (Bulgarian), sobrenatural (Catalan), 超自然 (chāozìrán) (Chinese Mandarin), nadpřirozený (Czech), overnaturlig (Danish), bovennatuurlijk (Dutch), supernatura (Esperanto), üleloomulik (Estonian), yliluonnollinen (Finnish), jumalallinen (Finnish), surnaturel (French), surnaturelle (French), sobrenatural (Galician), ზებუნებრივი (zebunebrivi) (Georgian), übernatürlich (German), υπερφυσικός (yperfysikós) (Greek), természetfeletti (Hungarian), yfirnáttúrulegur (Icelandic), supernatura (Ido), soprannaturale (Italian), sovrannaturale (Italian), 超自然の (chōshizen no) (Japanese), табиғаттан тыс (tabiğattan tys) (Kazakh), 초자연적인 (chojayeonjeogin) (Korean), divinus (Latin), extranaturalis (Latin), overnaturlig (Norwegian Bokmål), overnaturleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), nadnaturalny (Polish), nadprzyrodzony (Polish), sobrenatural (Portuguese), supranatural (Romanian), сверхъесте́ственный (sverxʺjestéstvennyj) (Russian), os-nàdarrach (Scottish Gaelic), nadprirodzený (Slovak), sobrenatural (Spanish), -si- -a dunia hii (Swahili), higlikas (Tagalog), เหนือธรรมชาติ (nʉ̌ʉa-tam-má-châat) (Thai), olağanüstü (Turkish), надприро́дний (nadpryródnyj) (Ukrainian), siêu nhiên (Vietnamese), goruwchnaturiol (Welsh), איבערנאַטירלעך (ibernatirlekh) (Yiddish)
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  2. Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces that are not understood fully, if at all. Synonyms: supranatural Coordinate_terms: natural, preternatural, paranormal, extranormal, extraordinary, unnatural Translations (not of the usual): mbinatyrshëm (Albanian), اِسْتِثْنَائِيّ (istiṯnāʔiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), գերբնական (gerbnakan) (Armenian), необикновен (neobiknoven) (Bulgarian), overnaturlig (Danish), üleloomulik (Estonian), yliluonnollinen (Finnish), surnaturel (French), υπερφυσικός (yperfysikós) [masculine] (Greek), yfirnáttúrulegur (Icelandic), yfirskilvitlegur (Icelandic), ultraterreno (Italian), divinus (Latin), mākutu (Māori), whaiwhaiā (Māori), tipua (Māori), tupua (Māori), sobrenatural (Portuguese), сверхъесте́ственный (sverxʺjestéstvennyj) (Russian), olağanüstü (Turkish)
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Related terms: extranatural, metanatural, nonnatural, paranatural, preternatural, supernormal, supranatural, unnatural

Noun

IPA: /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-tʃɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsu.pəɹˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/ [General-American], /-tʃɹəl/ [General-American], /ˌs(j)ʉː.pəˈnɛ.tʃɹəl/ [New-Zealand] Audio: En-us-supernatural.ogg Forms: supernaturals [plural]
Rhymes: -ætʃəɹəl, -ætʃɹəl Etymology: From Middle English supernatural, supernaturel, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from super (“above”) + nātūra (“nature; that which we are born with”), from nātus (“born”), perfect passive participle of nāscī (“to be born”) + adjective suffix -ālis. By surface analysis, super- + natural. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|supernatural}} Middle English supernatural, {{der|en|frm|supernaturel}} Middle French supernaturel, {{der|en|la|supernātūrālis}} Latin supernātūrālis, {{surf|en|super-|natural}} By surface analysis, super- + natural Head templates: {{en-noun}} supernatural (plural supernaturals)
  1. (countable) A supernatural being Tags: countable
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  2. (uncountable) Supernatural beings and events collectively (when used with definite article: "the supernatural") Tags: uncountable Translations (being): yliluonnollinen olento (Finnish) Translations (beings and events collectively): yliluonnollinen (Finnish)
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Related terms: parapsychological
Categories (other): Parapsychology Disambiguation of Parapsychology: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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