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Definition of Nonnatural
1. Adjective. Existing outside of or not in accordance with nature. "Find transcendental motives for sublunary action"
Similar to: Supernatural
Derivative terms: Otherworldliness
Definition of Nonnatural
1. a. Not natural; unnatural.
Definition of Nonnatural
1. Adjective. Not natural. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonnatural
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonnatural
Literary usage of Nonnatural
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Visualizing Chemistry: The Progress and Promise of Advanced Chemical Imaging by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Nonsense suppressors are produced by tethering a nonnatural amino acid to a
stop (or "nonsense") anticodon in tRNA. As a result, the stop codon in an mRNA ..."
2. The Natural Philosophy of Chu Hsi (1130-1200) by Yung Sik Kim (2000)
"But it was these "nonnatural" associations that were ci nsidered more important and
... But again, these "nonnatural" associations were the more important, ..."
3. Hand-book of the Law of Torts by Edwin Ames Jaggard (1895)
"Baker [1893] 2 Ch. 186), states the principle to be that "if the owner of land
uses it for any purpose which, from its character, may be called 'nonnatural ..."