HyperDic: supernatural

English > 2 senses of the word supernatural:
ADJECTIVEallsupernaturalnot existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws
NOUNperson supernatural, occultsupernatural forces and events and beings collectively
supernatural > pronunciation
Soundssuw.pernae'cherahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > supernatural: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningnot existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material.
Example"supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
Narrowerapparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritualresembling or characteristic of a phantom
charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard, wizardlypossessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
eerieSuggestive of the supernatural
eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthlySuggesting the operation of supernatural influences
elfin, feySuggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
marvelous, marvellous, miraculousBeing or having the character of a miracle / miracle
metaphysicalWithout material form or substance
necromanticgiven to or produced by or used in the art of conjuring up the dead
nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendentalExisting outside of or not in accordance with nature
talismanicpossessing or believed to possess magic power especially protective power
transmundaneExisting or extending beyond the physical world
witchlikeBeing or having the character of witchcraft
See alsounnaturalnot in accordance with or determined by nature
unreallacking in reality or substance or genuineness
OppositenaturalExisting in or in conformity with nature or the observable world
Spanishsobrenatural
Catalansobrenatural, supranatural
Nounssupernaturalsupernatural forces and events and beings collectively
supernaturalnessthe quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces
Adverbssupernaturallyin a supernatural manner
English > supernatural: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaningsupernatural forces and events and beings collectively.
Example"She doesn't believe in the supernatural"
Synonymoccult
Membersspiritual being, supernatural beingAn incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
Partsdestiny, fateThe ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
theurgyThe effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs
Broadercausal agent, cause, causal agencyAny entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
Spanishocultismo, oculto, sobrenatural
Catalanocultisme, sobrenatural
Adjectivessupernaturalnot existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws

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