Word: natural Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English natural, borrowed from Old French natural, naturel, from Latin nātūrālis, from nātus, the perfect participle of nāscor (“be born”, verb). Displaced native Old English ġecynde. By surface analysis, natur(e) + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/, /ˈnæt.(ə.)ɹəl/, /ˈnatʃ(ʊ)rəl/, /ˈnetʃ(ʊ)rəl/ 1. A native inhabitant of a place, country, etc. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: I coniecture and assure my selfe that yee cannot be ignorant by what meanes this peace hath bin thus happily both for our proceedings and the welfare of the Naturals concluded […] 2. A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. One with an innate talent at or for something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He's a natural on the saxophone. 5. An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric. Labels: uncountable 6. One with a simple mind; a fool or idiot. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Why is not this better now, then groning for Loue, now art thou ſociable, now art thou Romeo : now art thou what thou art, by Art as well as by Nature, for this driueling Loue is like a great Naturall, that runs lolling vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole. Example: A Noble-man tooke a great liking to a naturall, and had covenanted with his parents to take him from them and to keepe him for his pleaſure, and demanding of the Ideot if he would ſerve him, he made him this anſwere, My Father ſaith he, got me to be his foole of my mother, now if you long to have a foole; go & without doubt you may get one of your owne wife. 7. One's life. Labels: UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: ‘Sergeant-Major Robinson came in in the middle of it, and you've never seen a man look more surprised in your natural.’ 8. A hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated. Labels: US, colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: Chinosole, who stopped straightening her hair and cut it into a natural while at a predominantly white college, was quite uneasy with the style Example: I wanted to do it for so long — throw out my chemically relaxed hair for a natural. 9. A breast which has not been modified by plastic surgery. Labels: countable, in-plural, slang, uncountable Example: big naturals Example: > Nina Hartley ¶ 2, unattractive, square "steriod^([sic]) jaw", nice ass, FAKE breasts or small naturals, great sexual presence […] > Marilyn Monroe ¶ 7, decent body, medium NATURALS, stereotypical "godess^([sic])/playboy" blond/blue doesn't usually work for me, good sexual presence 10. Someone who has not used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing substances. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For so long I stayed natural because it was a sense of pride to me that as a natural I was still competing and beating guys who were juicing up. 11. A roll of two dice with a score of 7 or 11 on the comeout roll. Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A deal of cards totalling 8 or 9. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ‘Now,’ Bond continued, ‘when the banker deals me my two cards, if they add up to eight or nine, they're a ‘natural’ and I turn them up and I win, unless he has an equal or a better natural. If I haven't got a natural, I can stand on a seven or a six, perhaps ask for a card or perhaps not, on a five, and certainly ask for a card if my count is lower than five.’