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preternatural |
Overview of adj preternatural The adj preternatural has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. preternatural -- (surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel"- George Will) 2. nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental -- (existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley) Antonyms of adj preternatural 2 senses of preternatural Sense 1 preternatural INDIRECT (VIA extraordinary) -> ordinary Sense 2 nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental INDIRECT (VIA supernatural) -> natural Similarity of adj preternatural 2 senses of preternatural Sense 1 preternatural => extraordinary (vs. ordinary) Sense 2 nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental => supernatural (vs. natural) Attributes of adj preternatural Familiarity of adj preternatural preternatural used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj preternatural preternatural Overview of adj preternatural The adj preternatural has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. preternatural -- (surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel"- George Will) 2. nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental -- (existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley)
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