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adjective
- 1. beyond what is normal or natural: "autumn had arrived with preternatural speed"
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adjective. formal uk / ˌpriː.təˈnætʃ. ə r. ə l / us / ˌpriː.t̬ɚˈnætʃ.ɚ. ə l / Add to word list. more than is usual or natural: Anger gave me preternatural strength, and I managed to force the door open. Synonym. otherworldly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strange, suspicious and unnatural. aberrantly. abnormally. add. freakishly.
1. : existing outside of nature. 2. : exceeding what is natural or regular : extraordinary. wits trained to preternatural acuteness by the debates G. L. Dickinson. 3. : inexplicable by ordinary means. especially : psychic. preternatural phenomena. preternaturally. ˌprē-tər-ˈna-chə-rə-lē. -ˈnach-rə- -ˈna-chər- pre- adverb. preternaturalness.
adjective. formal us / ˌpriː.t̬ɚˈnætʃ.ɚ. ə l / uk / ˌpriː.təˈnætʃ. ə r. ə l / Add to word list. more than is usual or natural: Anger gave me preternatural strength, and I managed to force the door open. Synonym. otherworldly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strange, suspicious and unnatural. aberrantly. abnormally. add. freakishly.
Preternatural describes something that seems oddly abnormal and out of sync with everything else. If you hear a preternatural dog's barking, maybe it sounds like a police siren instead of a howl.
Preternatural definition: out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal. See examples of PRETERNATURAL used in a sentence.
The preternatural (or praeternatural) is that which appears outside, beside or beyond (Latin: præter) the natural. It is "suspended between the mundane and the miraculous".
(priːtəʳnætʃrəl ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Preternatural abilities, qualities, or events are very unusual in a way that might make you think that unknown forces are involved. [formal] Parents had an almost preternatural ability to understand what was going on in their children's minds.
pre·ter·nat·u·ral. (prē′tər-năch′ər-əl, -năch′rəl) adj. 1. Surpassing what is normal or usual; extraordinary: "Below his preternatural affability there is some acid and steel" (George F. Will). 2. Transcending the natural or material order; supernatural.
Definition of preternatural adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
preternatural meaning, definition, what is preternatural: beyond what is usual or normal: Learn more.
