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unnaturalness

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un⋅nat⋅u⋅ral

  [uhn-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl]
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–adjective
1. contrary to the laws or course of nature.
2. at variance with the character or nature of a person, animal, or plant.
3. at variance with what is normal or to be expected: the unnatural atmosphere of the place.
4. lacking human qualities or sympathies; monstrous; inhuman: an obsessive and unnatural hatred.
5. not genuine or spontaneous; artificial or contrived: a stiff, unnatural manner.
6. Obsolete. lacking a valid or natural claim; illegitimate.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see un- 1 , natural

Related forms:
un⋅nat⋅u⋅ral⋅ly, adverb
un⋅nat⋅u⋅ral⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
3. irregular, aberrant. 4. heartless, brutal.
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un·nat·u·ral   (ŭn-nāch'ər-əl)   
adj.  

  1. In violation of a natural law.

  2. Inconsistent with an individual pattern or custom.

  3. Deviating from a behavioral or social norm: an unnatural attachment.

  4. Contrived or constrained; artificial: smiled in an unnatural manner.

  5. In violation of natural feelings; inhuman.

un·nat'u·ral·ly adv., un·nat'u·ral·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

unnatural 
c.1425, "not in accord with physical nature," from un- (1) "not" + natural. Meaning "artificial" is attested from 1746; that of "at variance with moral standards" is from 1529.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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