- preternaturalness
- noun see preternatural
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
preternaturalness
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Preternaturalness — Pre ter*nat u*ral*ness, n. The quality or state of being preternatural. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preternaturalness — See preternaturalism. * * * … Universalium
preternaturalness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being abnormal: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, anomaly, deviance, deviancy, deviation, irregularity, unnaturalness. See GOOD, USUAL … English dictionary for students
preternaturalness — pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ness … English syllables
preternaturalness — noun see preternatural * * * preternatˈuralness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑preternatural … Useful english dictionary
Preternaturality — Pre ter*nat u*ral i*ty, n. Preternaturalness. [R.] Dr. John Smith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preternatural — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin praeternaturalis, from Latin praeter naturam beyond nature Date: 1580 1. existing outside of nature 2. exceeding what is natural or regular ; extraordinary < wits trained to preternatural acuteness by the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
preternatural — preternaturalism, preternaturality /pree teuhr nach euh ral i tee/, preternaturalness, n. preternaturally, adv. /pree teuhr nach euhr euhl, nach reuhl/, adj. 1. out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal: preternatural powers.… … Universalium
aberration — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deviation, variation, distortion, disorientation; aberrance, insanity; error. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Deviation] Syn. irregularity, lapse, wandering; see difference 2 . 2. [Abnormality] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
anomaly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. abnormality, exception (See unconformity). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. peculiarity, aberration, exception, oddity; see exception 2 , freak 2 , irregularity 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY… … English dictionary for students
