preternatural

pre·ter·nat·u·ral

P0547500 (prē′tər-năch′ər-əl, -năch′rəl)adj.1. Surpassing what is normal or usual; extraordinary: "Below his preternatural affability there is some acid and steel" (George F. Will).2. Transcending the natural or material order; supernatural.

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[Medieval Latin praeternātūrālis, from Latin praeter nātūrām, beyond nature : praeter, beyond; see preterite + nātūra, nature; see nature.]

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pre′ter·nat′u·ral·ism n.pre′ter·nat′u·ral·ly adv.pre′ter·nat′u·ral·ness n.

preternatural

(ˌpriːtəˈnætʃrəl) adj1. beyond what is ordinarily found in nature; abnormal2. another word for supernatural[C16: from Medieval Latin praeternātūrālis, from Latin praeter natūram beyond the scope of nature] ˌpreterˈnaturally adv ˌpreterˈnaturalism n ˌpreterˈnaturalness, ˌpreterˌnatuˈrality n

pre•ter•nat•u•ral

(ˌpri tərˈnætʃ ər əl, -ˈnætʃ rəl)

adj. 1. existing or occurring out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal; extraordinary: preternatural powers. 2. being outside of nature; supernatural. [1570–80; < Medieval Latin praeternātūrālis, adj. based on Latin phrase praeter nātūram beyond nature. See preter-, natural] pre`ter•nat′u•ral•ly, adv. syn: See miraculous.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	preternatural - surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"uncannyextraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
	2.	preternatural - existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxleynonnatural, otherworldly, transcendentalsupernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"

preternatural

adjective1. Departing from the normal:aberrant, abnormal, anomalistic, anomalous, atypic, atypical, deviant, divergent, irregular, unnatural.2. Greatly exceeding or departing from the normal course of nature:supernatural, unnatural.3. Of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural world:extramundane, extrasensory, metaphysical, miraculous, superhuman, supernatural, superphysical, supersensible, transcendental, unearthly.

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