naturalness

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noun

The state or quality of being natural.

Similar
naturalityartlessnessinnocenceingenuousness
Opposite
artificialityunnaturalness
OriginMiddle English naturalnes →
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Meanings

nounnaturalness (countable and uncountable, plural naturalnesses)

plural naturalnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe state or quality of being natural.
  2. countableuncountableOf a picture or recording, likeness to the original.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
naturality
Opposite
artificiality

nounthe quality of being natural or based on natural principles

Opposite
unnaturalness
Broader
quality

nounthe quality of innocent naivete

Similar
artlessnessinnocenceingenuousness
Broader
naivetenaivetynaiveness
Also see
artlessnessingenuousnessinnocence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishnaturalnes
  2. Englishnaturalness

From Middle English naturalnes, naturalnez, equivalent to natural + -ness.

More words from Middle English

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Translations

Catalan naturalitat
  • naturalitatstate or quality of being natural
Finnish luonnollisuus, luonnollisuus
  • luonnollisuusstate or quality of being natural
  • luonnollisuuslikeness to original
  • näköisyyslikeness to original
German Natürlichkeit
  • Natürlichkeitstate or quality of being natural
Hindi सहजता
  • सहजता (sahajtā)state or quality of being natural
Irish nádúrthacht
  • nádúrthachtstate or quality of being natural
Italian naturalità, naturalezza
  • naturalitàstate or quality of being natural
  • naturalezzastate or quality of being natural
Portuguese naturalidade
  • naturalidadestate or quality of being natural
Romanian naturalitate, naturalețe
  • naturalitatestate or quality of being natural
  • naturalețestate or quality of being natural
Spanish naturalidad
  • naturalidadstate or quality of being natural
Cite this entry
APA

naturalness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naturalness

MLA

“naturalness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naturalness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naturalness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naturalness.

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