unnaturen.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈneɪtʃə/, U.S.

/ˌənˈneɪtʃər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, nature n.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + nature n. Compare German Unnatur (18th cent.), and also Dutch onnatuur (late 19th cent., probably after German; Middle Dutch onnatuer is attested in an isolated 15th-cent. example).

That which is not natural; non-natural phenomena collectively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > lack of shape > [noun] > (first) formless matter

mattera1382

abyssa1398

chaos1531

unnature1843

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iii. i. 193 Unnature, what we call Chaos, holds nothing in it but vacuities, devouring gulfs.

1858 H. Bushnell Nature & Supernatural ii. 46 So as to be rather unnature, after all, than nature.

1964 R. Ellmann Yeats without Analogue in A Long Riverrun (1989) 22 Yeats's early dream was not to live in an ivory tower, but on an Irish island, not in unnature, but in nature.

2003 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Nov. 15/2 Those of us who once belonged to ‘unnature’ engage in..a deadly serious sport of claim and counterclaim regarding our place in the scheme of things.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

unnaturev.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈneɪtʃə/, U.S.

/ˌənˈneɪtʃər/

Forms: see un- prefix² and nature v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², nature v.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix² + nature v.¹ Compare Middle Dutch onnaturen (15th cent.; apparently after Middle French desnaturer denature v.). Compare also denature v., disnature v.

Now rare.

transitive. To make (a person or thing) unnatural.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > degrade or impair morally [verb (transitive)] > make unnatural

uncomelechec1225

disnaturea1500

unnaturea1586

unnaturalize1605

denature1685

denaturalize1812

disnaturalize1837

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. x. sig. Oo2^v A right heauenly Nature indeed, as it were vnnaturing them, doth so bridle them.

1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xv. 141 He can hardly so unnature himselfe, as still to feed on those vanities.

1687 tr. Moral Ess. Soul Man i. ix. 63 This is to unnature things; this is to mingle, subvert, and confound every thing.

1759 S. Johnson Philos. Mirrour 98 It would seem the modern Learning and Politeness unnatures and obstructs the common Course of pure and simple Nature.

1865 Reader 11 Mar. 286/1 Dr. Manning seems to have unnatured himself.

a1918 I. Rosenberg Coll. Poems (1977) 113 Beings unnatured by their craving, for they know Obliteration's spectre.

Derivatives

unˈnaturing adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [adjective] > harmful or injurious > that deprives of natural qualities

unnaturinga1628

a1628 F. Greville Inquis. Fame & Honour in Certaine Wks. (1633) 56 To be nothing to subsistence is A fatall, and unnaturing award.

2000 A. R. Jones & P. Stallybrass Renaissance Clothing & Materials of Memory (2002) 85 The ‘natural’ (but un-naturing) display of ‘open breasts’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unnature
释义	unnaturen. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈneɪtʃə/, U.S. /ˌənˈneɪtʃər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, nature n. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + nature n. Compare German Unnatur (18th cent.), and also Dutch onnatuur (late 19th cent., probably after German; Middle Dutch onnatuer is attested in an isolated 15th-cent. example). That which is not natural; non-natural phenomena collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > lack of shape > [noun] > (first) formless matter mattera1382 abyssa1398 chaos1531 unnature1843 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iii. i. 193 Unnature, what we call Chaos, holds nothing in it but vacuities, devouring gulfs. 1858 H. Bushnell Nature & Supernatural ii. 46 So as to be rather unnature, after all, than nature. 1964 R. Ellmann Yeats without Analogue in A Long Riverrun (1989) 22 Yeats's early dream was not to live in an ivory tower, but on an Irish island, not in unnature, but in nature. 2003 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Nov. 15/2 Those of us who once belonged to ‘unnature’ engage in..a deadly serious sport of claim and counterclaim regarding our place in the scheme of things. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). unnaturev. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈneɪtʃə/, U.S. /ˌənˈneɪtʃər/ Forms: see un- prefix² and nature v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², nature v.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix² + nature v.¹ Compare Middle Dutch onnaturen (15th cent.; apparently after Middle French desnaturer denature v.). Compare also denature v., disnature v. Now rare. transitive. To make (a person or thing) unnatural. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > degrade or impair morally [verb (transitive)] > make unnatural uncomelechec1225 disnaturea1500 unnaturea1586 unnaturalize1605 denature1685 denaturalize1812 disnaturalize1837 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. x. sig. Oo2^v A right heauenly Nature indeed, as it were vnnaturing them, doth so bridle them. 1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xv. 141 He can hardly so unnature himselfe, as still to feed on those vanities. 1687 tr. Moral Ess. Soul Man i. ix. 63 This is to unnature things; this is to mingle, subvert, and confound every thing. 1759 S. Johnson Philos. Mirrour 98 It would seem the modern Learning and Politeness unnatures and obstructs the common Course of pure and simple Nature. 1865 Reader 11 Mar. 286/1 Dr. Manning seems to have unnatured himself. a1918 I. Rosenberg Coll. Poems (1977) 113 Beings unnatured by their craving, for they know Obliteration's spectre. Derivatives unˈnaturing adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [adjective] > harmful or injurious > that deprives of natural qualities unnaturinga1628 a1628 F. Greville Inquis. Fame & Honour in Certaine Wks. (1633) 56 To be nothing to subsistence is A fatall, and unnaturing award. 2000 A. R. Jones & P. Stallybrass Renaissance Clothing & Materials of Memory (2002) 85 The ‘natural’ (but un-naturing) display of ‘open breasts’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843v.a1586
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