contranatural
English
Etymology
From contra- + natural. Compare counternatural.
Adjective
contranatural (comparative more contranatural, superlative most contranatural)
- 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.
- 1667, George Rust, A Funeral Sermon, preached at the obsequies of […] Jeremy Lord Bishop of Down
Galician
Etymology
From contra- + natural.
Adjective
contranatural m or f (plural contranaturais)
- contranatural, unnatural, antinatural
- Synonym: antinatural
- Antonym: natural
Further reading
- “contranatural” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology
From contra- + natural.
Adjective
contranatural m or f (plural contranaturais)
- contranatural, unnatural, antinatural
- Synonyms: contranatura, antinatural
- Antonym: natural
Further reading
- “contranatural” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “contranatural” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “contranatural” in Dicionário inFormal.
Spanish
Etymology
From contra- + natural.
Adjective
contranatural (plural contranaturales)
- contranatural, unnatural, antinatural
- Synonym: antinatural
- Antonym: natural
Further reading
- “contranatural”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014