preternatural
Meaning
- Beyond or not conforming to what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange.
- (dated) Having an existence outside of the natural world.
Synonyms
Translations
übernatürlich
bovennatuurlijk
surnaturel
soprannaturale
doğaüstü
sobrenatural
sobrenaturalPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌpɹiː.təˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə)ɹ.əl/
Etymology
From preter- + natural, after Latin prēternātūrālis/praeternātūrālis, from praeter nātūram, from praeter (“beyond”) + nātūra (“nature”); compare supernatural.
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