unnaturalness

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noun

The state of being unnatural.

Opposite
naturalness
OriginMiddle English unnaturelnesse →
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Meanings

noununnaturalness (countable and uncountable, plural unnaturalnesses)

plural unnaturalnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being unnatural.

    However, the American sensibility was less caught up in Angst and unnaturalness; it rejected the antibeauty implication of the Europeans.

    1982, Jack Burnham, Beyond modern sculpture

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles

Opposite
naturalness
Broader
quality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishunnaturelnesse
  2. Englishunnaturalness

From Middle English unnaturelnesse, equivalent to unnatural + -ness.

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APA

unnaturalness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unnaturalness

MLA

“unnaturalness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unnaturalness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unnaturalness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unnaturalness.

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