naturality

American  

[nach-uh-ral-uh-tee] / ˌnætʃ əˈræl ə ti /

noun

plural

naturalities

1. natural origin, quality, condition, manner, etc; naturalness.

   We must acknowledge the naturality of pain and suffering.

   Your naturality in front of a camera gives you credibility.

   The naturality of his paintings strikes the eye immediately.

2. something that is part of or produced by nature; a natural thing.

   His writings deal with conceptions of space, time, physical laws, and other naturalities in the universe.

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Other Word Forms

• antinaturality noun
• hypernaturality noun
• nonnaturality noun
• subnaturality noun
• unnaturality noun

Etymology

Origin of naturality

First recorded in 1375–1425; from Middle French, Old French naturalité, from Late Latin nātūrālitās; equivalent to natural ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )

Example Sentences

That which does not objectify itself in expression is not intuition or representation, but sensation and naturality.

From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto

The villany of that spirit takes a hint of infidelity from our studios; and, by demonstrating a naturality in one way, makes us mistrust a miracle in another.

From Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend by Browne, Thomas, Sir

These men were natural, and it was the perfection of this naturality that wreathed their brows with the never-fading laurels of undying fame.

From How to Speak and Write Correctly by Devlin, Joseph