# supernatural
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English supernatural, supernaturel, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from super (“above”) + nātūra (“nature; that which we are born with”), from nātus (“born”), perfect passive participle of nāscī (“to be born”) + adjective suffix -ālis. By surface analysis, super- +‎ natural.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌs(j)uːpəˈnæt͡ʃəɹəl/, /ˌs(j)uːpəˈnæt͡ʃɹəl/
* (General American) IPA: /ˌsupəɹˈnæt͡ʃəɹəl/, /ˌsupəɹˈnæt͡ʃɹəl/
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* (New Zealand) IPA: /ˌs(j)ʉːpɘˈnɛt͡ʃɹɯ(l)/
* Hyphenation: su‧per‧na‧tur‧al

### Adjective

supernatural (comparative more supernatural, superlative most supernatural)
* Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that which humans are born with.
    In Roman Catholic theology, sanctifying grace is considered to be a supernatural addition to human nature.
    Stephen King's first novel is about a girl named Carrie dealing with supernatural powers.
** March 14, 2018, Roger Penrose writing in The Guardian, 'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary
    As with the Delphic oracle of ancient Greece, physical impairment seemed compensated by almost supernatural gifts, which allowed his mind to roam the universe freely, upon occasion enigmatically revealing some of its secrets hidden from ordinary mortal view.
* Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces that are not understood fully, if at all.
    The house is haunted by supernatural forces.

#### Synonyms

* extranatural, extranormal, extraordinary, metanatural, nonnatural, paranatural, paranormal, preternatural, supernormal, supranatural, unnatural

#### Antonyms

* ordinary
* natural

#### Derived terms

* nonsupernatural
* semisupernatural
* supernaturalism
* supernaturalist
* supernaturalistic
* supernaturality
* supernaturalize
* supernaturally
* supernaturalness
* supernatural selection
* unsupernatural

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### Noun

supernatural (plural supernaturals)
* (countable) A supernatural being
* (uncountable) Supernatural beings and events collectively (when used with definite article: "the supernatural")
** 2012, Blake Morrison, The Guardian‎:Dr Johnson defended Shakespeare's use of the supernatural from the charge of implausibility on the grounds that, "The reality of witchcraft … has in all ages and countries been credited by the common people, and in most by the learned."

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## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* supernaturel

### Etymology

From Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis; equivalent to super- +‎ natural.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌsiu̯pərnaːˈtiu̯ral/, /ˌsiu̯pərnaːˈtiu̯rɛl/, /ˌsiu̯pərnaˈtiu̯ral/, /ˌsiu̯pərnaˈtiu̯rɛl/

### Adjective

supernatural
* (Late Middle English, religion) Deity-related; from God.

#### Descendants

* English: supernatural
* Scots: supernatural

#### References

* “supernā̆tūrāl, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

## Romanian
### Etymology

From super- +‎ natural.

### Adjective

supernatural m or n (feminine singular supernaturală, masculine plural supernaturali, feminine and neuter plural supernaturale)
* supernatural

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin supernātūrālis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /supeɾnatuˈɾal/ [su.peɾ.na.t̪uˈɾal]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: su‧per‧na‧tu‧ral

### Adjective

supernatural m or f (masculine and feminine plural supernaturales)
* supernatural
    Synonym: sobrenatural