Antonyms for unnaturalness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhn-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈnætʃ ər əl, -ˈnætʃ rəl


Definition of unnaturalness

Origin :
  • early 15c., "not in accord with physical nature," from un- (1) "not" + natural (adj.). Meaning "artificial" is attested from 1746; that of "at variance with moral standards" is from 1520s.
  • noun abnormality
Example sentences :
  • Which is where the unnaturalness of “cultured” folk sometimes helps.
  • Extract from : « Working With the Working Woman » by Cornelia Stratton Parker
  • This is simply infamous and Nature teaches its infamy and unnaturalness.
  • Extract from : « Facts And Fictions Of Life » by Helen H. Gardener
  • We were, of course, blissfully ignorant of the unnaturalness of the process.
  • Extract from : « Birds of the Plains » by Douglas Dewar
  • It makes my tender heart bleed to think of his unnaturalness.
  • Extract from : « Grif » by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
  • My own chief objection to Morrow's story is (as I apprised him) its unnaturalness.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Ambrose Bierce » by Ambrose Bierce
  • Certainly there are fine qualities which war, despite its unnaturalness, develops.
  • Extract from : « Carry On » by Coningsby Dawson
  • The unnaturalness of the creed which they expressed always hampered them.
  • Extract from : « Health and Education » by Charles Kingsley
  • The third element of guilt lies in the unnaturalness of calumny.
  • Extract from : « Sermons Preached at Brighton » by Frederick W. Robertson
  • Consequently, when she spoke the name in his presence, there was not a trace of unnaturalness in tone or manner.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • The unnaturalness of the two foregoing illustrations needs no comment.
  • Extract from : « Dramatic Technique » by George Pierce Baker

Synonyms for unnaturalness

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