Associations to the word «Preternatural»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
PRETERNATURAL, adjective. Beyond or different from what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; abnormal.
PRETERNATURAL, adjective. (dated) Having an existence outside of the natural world.
Dictionary definition
PRETERNATURAL, adjective. Surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction".
PRETERNATURAL, adjective. Existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley.
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