naturally

naturally

English

Etymology

From Middle English naturally, naturaly, naturely, naturaliche, natureliche, equivalent to natural +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnætʃ(ə)ɹəli/

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Adverb

naturally (comparative more naturally, superlative most naturally)

1. In a natural manner.

   Although he was unused to the situation, he tried to act naturally.

2. Inherently or by nature.

   Boys are naturally aggressive.

3. Surely or without any doubt.

   I shall naturally protest at that decision.

Synonyms

• (in a natural manner): genuinely, normally, unaffectedly
• (inherently or by nature): essentially, innately, intrinsically; See also Thesaurus:intrinsically
• (surely): absolutely, certainly, undoubtedly, wis (dialect), without a doubt

Translations

in a natural manner

Catalan: naturalment (ca) Czech: přirozeně (cs) Dutch: natuurlijk (nl) Finnish: luonnollisesti (fi) French: naturellement (fr) Galician: naturalmente Greek: φυσικά (el) (fysiká) Ancient: φυσικῶς (phusikôs) Hungarian: természetesen (hu) Ido: naturale (io)

Italian: naturalmente (it) Norwegian: Bokmål: naturlig (no) Polish: naturalnie (pl) Portuguese: naturalmente (pt) Romanian: natural (ro) Russian: есте́ственно (ru) (jestéstvenno) Spanish: naturalmente (es) Swedish: naturligt (sv) Telugu: సహజంగా (sahajaṅgā)

inherently or by nature

Albanian: natyshëm Catalan: naturalment (ca) Czech: přirozeně (cs) Dutch: van nature Finnish: luonnostaan Galician: naturalmente Greek: φυσικά (el) (fysiká) Italian: naturalmente (it)

Japanese: 勿論 (ja) (もちろん, mochiron) Norwegian: Bokmål: naturlig (no) Polish: naturalnie (pl) Portuguese: naturalmente (pt) Romanian: natural (ro), firește (ro) Russian: есте́ственно (ru) (jestéstvenno) Swedish: av naturen, naturligt (sv)

surely

Albanian: natyrisht (sq) Bashkir: әлбиттә (älbittä) Catalan: naturalment (ca) Czech: přirozeně (cs) Dutch: natuurlijk (nl), uiteraard (nl), vanzelfsprekend (nl), tuurlijk (nl) (informal) Finnish: luonnollisesti (fi) Galician: naturalmente German: natürlich (de) Alemannic German: natüürlich Greek: φυσικά (el) (fysiká) Hungarian: természetesen (hu) Interlingua: naturalmente

Italian: naturalmente (it) Latin: quippe Norwegian: Bokmål: naturligvis (no), selvfølgelig Persian: طبیعتاً‎ (tabi'atan) Polish: naturalnie (pl) Portuguese: naturalmente (pt) Romanian: natural (ro), desigur (ro), bineînțeles (ro) Russian: есте́ственно (ru) (jestéstvenno) Slovene: sevéda (sl) Swedish: naturligtvis (sv), givetvis (sv)

See also

• of course