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preternatural
Overview of adj preternatural
The adj preternatural has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. preternatural, uncanny -- (surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid andsome steel"- George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction")
2. nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental -- (existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley)
Antonyms of adj preternatural
2 senses of preternatural
Sense 1
preternatural, uncanny
INDIRECT (VIA extraordinary) -> ordinary
Sense 2
nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental
INDIRECT (VIA supernatural) -> natural
Similarity of adj preternatural
2 senses of preternatural
Sense 1
preternatural, uncanny
=> extraordinary (vs. ordinary)
Sense 2
nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental
=> supernatural (vs. natural)
Pertainyms of adj preternatural
Attributes of adj preternatural
Domain of adj preternatural
Domain Terms of adj preternatural
Familiarity of adj preternatural
preternatural used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj preternatural
preternatural
Grep of adv preternatural
preternaturally
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