naturally

American  

[nach-er-uh-lee, -uhl-lee, nach-ruh-lee, -ruhl-lee] / ˈnætʃ ər ə li, -əl li, ˈnætʃ rə li, -rəl li /

adverb

1. in a natural or normal manner.

2. by nature; innately or inherently.

3. of course; as would be expected; needless to say.

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naturally British  

/ ˈnætʃrəlɪ, -tʃərə- /

adverb

1. in a natural or normal way

2. through nature; inherently; instinctively

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adverb

1. of course; surely

Other Word Forms

• antinaturally adverb
• hypernaturally adverb
• nonnaturally adverb
• quasi-naturally adverb
• subnaturally adverb
• transnaturally adverb

Etymology

Origin of naturally

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; natural ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

I think just working hard and timing - everything just kind of falls into place naturally, I think.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“And that ambiguity naturally creates a breeding ground for people to play with the linguistic terms.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

According to the team, a naturally occurring network of structural defects allows electrical charges to travel long distances through the material, which is essential for efficient energy conversion.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Consumers naturally looked for the cheapest flight — and airlines wanted to position themselves as having the lowest fare lest they literally fall off the screen as a consumer scrolled through options.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Ultraviolet light is light with a lot of energy, so scientists naturally concluded that it took quite a bit of energy to kick an electron out of an atom.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Related Words

• commonly
• consistently
• easily
• generally
• instinctively
• normally
• simply
• spontaneously
• typically
• uniformly
• usually