preternatural
[ pree-ter-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl ]
/ ˌpri tərˈnætʃ ər əl, -ˈnætʃ rəl /
adjective
out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal: preternatural powers.
outside of nature; supernatural.
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Origin of preternatural
SYNONYMS FOR preternatural
synonym study for preternatural
1. See miraculous.
OTHER WORDS FROM preternatural
pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ism, pre·ter·nat·u·ral·i·ty [pree-ter-nach-uh-ral-i-tee], /ˌpri tərˌnætʃ əˈræl ɪ ti/, pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ness, nounpre·ter·nat·u·ral·ly, adverbun·pre·ter·nat·u·ral, adjectiveun·pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ly, adverbWords nearby preternatural
preteritive, preterlegal, preterm, preterm infant, pretermit, preternatural, pretest, pretext, pretexta, pretexting, pretibial fever
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British Dictionary definitions for preternatural
preternatural
/ (ˌpriːtəˈnætʃrəl) /
adjective
beyond what is ordinarily found in nature; abnormal
another word for supernatural
Derived forms of preternatural
preternaturally, adverbpreternaturalism, nounpreternaturalness or preternaturality, nounWord Origin for preternatural
C16: from Medieval Latin praeternātūrālis, from Latin praeter natūram beyond the scope of nature
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