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supernatural

  • adjective
  • su·per·na·tur·al
  • /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/

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.

Other meanings

  1. Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces that are not understood fully, if at all.

Related words

  • super-supernatural
  • nonsupernatural
  • semisupernatural
  • supernaturalism
  • supernaturalist
  • supernaturalistic
  • supernaturality
  • supernaturalize
  • supernaturally
  • supernaturalness
  • supernatural selection
  • unsupernatural

Example sentences

  • “I don't believe in the supernatural anymore.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "supernātūrālis".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “supernatural” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.