Preternatural
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpɹiː.təˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə)ɹ.əl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Preternatural is an adjective meaning Beyond or not conforming to what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange.
Meaning
Beyond or not conforming to what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange.
More Meanings
- (dated) Having an existence outside of the natural world.
Example Sentences
Macbeth is like a record of a preternatural and tragical event.
"Villette! Villette! wrote George Eliot. "It is a still more wonderful book than Jane Eyre. There is something almost preternatural in its power."
Doubtless there has been some exaggeration in the picturesque and fanciful relations of the almost preternatural skill and cunning of the Indian […]
Vansittart Smith, fixing his eyes upon the fellow's skin, was conscious of a sudden impression that there was something inhuman and preternatural about its appearance.
Synonyms for preternatural
Depending on context, synonyms include supernatural, uncanny, inexplicable, exceptional, extraordinary, abnormal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include supernatural, otherworldly, transcendental, extraordinary, odd, eerie.
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