supernatural
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
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of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or attributed to God or a deity.
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of a superlative degree; preternatural.
a missile of supernatural speed.
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of, relating to, or attributed to ghosts, goblins, or other unearthly beings; eerie; occult.
noun
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a being, place, object, occurrence, etc., considered as supernatural or of supernatural origin; that which is supernatural, or outside the natural order.
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behavior supposedly caused by the intervention of supernatural beings.
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direct influence or action of a deity on earthly affairs.
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the supernatural,
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supernatural beings, behavior, and occurrences collectively.
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supernatural forces and the supernatural plane of existence.
a deep fear of the supernatural.
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adjective
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of or relating to things that cannot be explained according to natural laws
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characteristic of or caused by or as if by a god; miraculous
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of, involving, or ascribed to occult beings
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exceeding the ordinary; abnormal
noun
Related Words
See miraculous.
Other Word Forms
- antisupernatural adjective
- semisupernatural adjective
- semisupernaturally adverb
- semisupernaturalness noun
- supernaturally adverb
- supernaturalness noun
- unsupernatural adjective
- unsupernaturally adverb
- unsupernaturalness noun
Etymology
Origin of supernatural
From the Medieval Latin word supernātūrālis, dating back to 1520–30. See super-, natural
Example Sentences
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When the show really works for us is when we can combine both our mythology and the supernatural with the emotional.
From Los Angeles Times
The huge revelation was Will discovering he has supernatural powers... plus something unusual was afoot in a cave with Max, Holly and Vecna, in his earlier, creepy incarnation of Henry Creel.
From BBC
Tragedy, and many other things, as Flanagan blurs the psychological and the supernatural even more vigorously than James did.
From Los Angeles Times
Whatever supernatural power colloquially known as a “gut feeling” flat-lined in my stomach.
From Los Angeles Times
There is something faintly supernatural about mastering a protein.
From Salon
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