NATURALLY DEFINITIONS - 9 definitions found
naturally adv 1: as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill" [syn: naturally, of course, course] [ant: unnaturally] 2: according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help; "naturally grown flowers" [ant: artificially, by artificial means}, unnaturally] 3: through inherent nature; "he was naturally lazy" [syn: naturally, by nature] 4: in a natural or normal manner; "speak naturally and easily" [ant: unnaturally] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) naturally adverb Date: 14th century 1. by nature ; by natural character or ability <naturally timid> 2. according to the usual course of things ; as might be expected <we naturally dislike being hurt> 3. a. without artificial aid <hair that curls naturally> b. without affectation <speak naturally> 4. with truth to nature ; realistically Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary naturally Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use naturally to indicate that you think something is very obvious and not at all surprising in the circumstances. When things go wrong, all of us naturally feel disappointed and frustrated... Naturally these comings and goings excited some curiosity... He had been stunned and, naturally, deeply upset... ADV: ADV before v, ADV with cl, ADV adj 2. If one thing develops naturally from another, it develops as a normal consequence or result of it. A study of yoga leads naturally to meditation. = logically ADV: ADV after v 3. You can use naturally to talk about a characteristic of someone's personality when it is the way that they normally act. He has a lively sense of humour and appears naturally confident. ADV: ADV adj 4. If someone is naturally good at something, they learn it easily and quickly and do it very well. Some individuals are naturally good communicators. ADV: ADV adj 5. If something comes naturally to you, you find it easy to do and quickly become good at it. With football, it was just something that came naturally to me. PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR to n English Explanatory Dictionary naturally ˈnætʃrəlɪ adv. 1 in a natural manner. 2 as a natural result. 3 (qualifying a whole sentence) as might be expected; of course. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Naturally \Nat"u*ral*ly\, adv. In a natural manner or way; according to the usual course of things; spontaneously. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) naturally ˈnætʃrəlɪ adv. 1 (as a matter) of course, needless to say, to be sure, certainly, surely, not unexpectedly, as expected or anticipated, obviously, clearly, logically, consequently, as a consequence or result: He treated her badly, so, naturally, she refuses to see him again. 2 normally, by nature, by character, really, actually, genuinely; inherently, instinctively, innately, congenitally: My hair is naturally curly. He is not aloof, just naturally shy. 3 unaffectedly, unpretentiously, easily, candidly, openly, simply, plainly, honestly, straightforwardly, uncomplicatedly: If only politicians expressed themselves naturally and not pompously. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 138 Moby Thesaurus words for "naturally": OK, Roger, absolutely, accordingly, actually, all right, alright, alrighty, amen, and so, artlessly, as a consequence, as a result, as a rule, as expected, as per usual, as things go, as usual, as you say, assuredly, authentically, aye, by all means, by birth, by nature, candidly, casually, certainly, chiefly, clearly, commonly, congenitally, consequently, customarily, da, directly, easily, en famille, exactly, familiarly, finally, fine, generally, genetically, genuinely, good, good enough, guilelessly, habitually, hear, honestly, immanently, in plain English, in plain words, inconsequence, indeed, indeedy, inevitably, informally, ingenuously, innately, instinctively, internally, intrinsically, inwardly, it follows that, ja, just so, legitimately, logically, mainly, mais oui, matter-of-factly, most assuredly, most often, mostly, naturellement, necessarily, normally, normatively, obviously, of course, of necessity, offhand, offhandedly, okay, openheartedly, openly, ordinarily, originally, oui, plainly, point-blank, positively, precisely, prescriptively, primally, primitively, quite, rather, really, regularly, relaxedly, right, righto, sans ceremonie, simply, straightforwardly, sure, sure thing, surely, therefore, to be expected, to be sure, to the point, truly, unaffectedly, unassumedly, unassumingly, unceremoniously, unconstrainedly, unofficially, unpretentiously, usually, veridically, very well, warts and all, well and good, why yes, without ceremony, yea, yeah, yep, yes, yes indeed, yes indeedy, yes sir, yes sirree |
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