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preternatural

UK
/ˌpriːtəˈnætʃərəl/
US
/ˌpriːtərˈnætʃərəl/

Translations

preternaturaladjective
more preternatural
Comp.
most preternatural
Super.
UK
/ˌpriːtəˈnætʃərəl/
US
/ˌpriːtərˈnætʃərəl/
préternaturelLittéraire ; employé surtout pour exprimer ce qui dépasse l’ordre naturel ou semble d’une nature non naturelle.
Her preternatural ability to predict the weather amazed everyone in the village.
Sa capacité préternaturelle à prévoir le temps a émerveillé tout le village.
Additional translations
surnaturelSelon le contexte, quand l’idée d’irrégularité ou d’étrangeté prime sur la nuance plus savante de « préternaturel ».
Synonyms
unusual
extraordinary
unearthly
abnormal
remarkable
phenomenal
supernatural

Definitions

preternaturaladjective
Beyond what is normal or natural; extraordinary.
Her preternatural ability to predict the weather amazed everyone in the village.
Existing outside of or not in accordance with nature.
The eerie glow in the forest had a preternatural quality that made the hikers uneasy.
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