Unnaturalness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being unnatural. countable, uncountable

    "However, the American sensibility was less caught up in Angst and unnaturalness; it rejected the antibeauty implication of the Europeans."

  2. 2
    the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles wordnet

Synonyms

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aberrationabnormalityaffectationairsanomalyartfulness

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"However, the American sensibility was less caught up in Angst and unnaturalness; it rejected the antibeauty implication of the Europeans."

Etymology

From Middle English unnaturelnesse, equivalent to unnatural + -ness.

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