naturallyadverb
uk/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl.i/us/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl.i/naturally adverb (LIFE)
C1 happening or existing as part of nature and not made or done by people:
A healthy body will be able to fight off the illness naturally without the use of medicine.
C2 having an ability or characteristic from birth:
He's naturally funny - he doesn't even have to try.
come naturally (to sb)
C1 If a particular skill comes naturally (to you), you are able to do it easily, with little effort or learning:
Dancing seemed to come naturally to her.
More examples
- Does your hair curl naturally, or is it permed?
- Most toxins are naturally excreted from the body.
- Minerals occur naturally in the earth's crust.
- She has a naturally pale complexion and dark hair.
- He's naturally good at all sports.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Natural and artificial
- artificial
- bogus
- cardboard
- claim
- contrived
- fake
- inauthentic
- make no claim to be sth idiom
- man-made
- mock
- natural
- naturalness
- organic
- plastic
- raw
- simulate
- synthetic
- unadulterated
- unaffected
- unbleached
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Skilled, talented and able
Easiness and simplicity
naturally adverb (EXPECTED)
B2 as you would expect:
Naturally we want to see as few job losses in the industry as possible.
"You will be nice to her, won't you?" "Naturally." (= Yes, obviously.)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Habitual and customary
- accustomed
- all in a day's work idiom
- as a (general) rule idiom
- as a matter of course idiom
- as per usual/normal idiom
- expect
- more
- more often than not idiom 1
- more often than not
- natural
- need
- nine
- pro forma
- rule
- rule
- surprise
- surprise, surprise idiom
- trad
- usu
- usual
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naturally adverb (NORMALLY)
B2 in a normal way:
Relax and try to behave naturally.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Habitual and customary
- accustomed
- all in a day's work idiom
- as a (general) rule idiom
- as a matter of course idiom
- as per usual/normal idiom
- expect
- more
- more often than not idiom 1
- more often than not
- natural
- need
- nine
- pro forma
- rule
- rule
- surprise
- surprise, surprise idiom
- trad
- usu
- usual
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