antinaturalness
|an-ti-nat-u-ral-ness|
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/ˌæn.tiˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl.nəs/
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/ˌæn.tiˈnætʃ.ə.rəl.nəs/
(antinatural)
against nature / not natural
Etymology
'antinaturalness' originates from Modern English, specifically from the prefix 'anti-' (ultimately from Greek 'anti') combined with 'natural' (from Latin 'natura' via Old French), where 'anti-' meant 'against' and 'natura' meant 'birth, nature'.
'antinaturalness' is a modern formation that combines the prefix 'anti-' + the adjective 'natural' + the nominalizing suffix '-ness'. 'Natural' comes from Old French 'naturel' and Latin 'naturalis' (from 'natura'); English formed 'naturalness' and speakers later created 'antinatural' and then 'antinaturalness'.
Originally the elements meant 'against' and 'birth/nature'; over time the combined formation came to denote 'the state or quality of being not natural' in contemporary usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the quality or state of being not natural; unnaturalness.
The antinaturalness of the staged scene was obvious to everyone.
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Noun 2
a judgment or characterization that something contradicts what is considered natural (often used in philosophical, aesthetic, or ethical contexts).
Critics pointed to the antinaturalness of the experiment's setup in their paper.
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Last updated: 2025/09/05 00:53