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NATURALNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The likeness of a representation to the thing represented
Example:
engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("naturalness" is a kind of...):
alikeness; likeness; similitude (similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things)
Derivation:
natural (existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being natural or based on natural principles
Example:
the spontaneous naturalness of his manner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("naturalness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Attribute:
natural (in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature)
unnatural (not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "naturalness"):
unaffectedness (not affected; a personal manner that is not consciously constrained)
simmpleness; simplicity (absence of affectation or pretense)
sincerity; unassumingness (a quality of naturalness and simplicity)
spontaneity; spontaneousness (the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint)
ease; informality (freedom from constraint or embarrassment)
unpretentiousness (the quality of being natural and without pretensions)
naturalisation; naturalization (the quality of being brought into conformity with nature)
Antonym:
unnaturalness (the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles)
Derivation:
natural (free from artificiality)
natural (existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The quality of innocent naivete
Synonyms:
artlessness; ingenuousness; innocence; naturalness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("naturalness" is a kind of...):
naiveness; naivete; naivety (lack of sophistication or worldliness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "naturalness"):
innocency (an innocent quality or thing or act)
