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preternatural

/ˌpriːtəˈnætʃrəl/adjective

उच्चारण प्रीटनैच्रल

अलौकिक, असाधारण

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adjective
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    formal

    that does not seem natural; that cannot be explained by natural laws

    अलौकिक, असाधारण

    • a preternatural calm
    • A preternatural silence settled over the forest before the storm.
    • The child showed a preternatural wisdom for her age.
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    • A preternatural stillness hung over the lake after sunset.
    • He listened with preternatural patience to the long complaint.

    Synonyms extraordinary abnormal supernatural uncanny unusual

    Opposite natural normal ordinary usual

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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pre·ter·nat·u·ral

With preter- (beyond).

preter- (परे) के साथ।

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Keep the beyond-natural words together: preternatural (beyond what is normal), supernatural (caused by forces beyond science, like ghosts), paranormal (impossible to explain scientifically), uncanny (strange and difficult to explain), extraordinary.

प्राकृतिक से परे के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: preternatural (सामान्य से परे), supernatural (विज्ञान से परे शक्तियों से, जैसे भूत, अलौकिक), paranormal (वैज्ञानिक रूप से समझाना असंभव), uncanny (अजीब और समझाना कठिन), extraordinary।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Preternatural ability, preternatural calm.

Collocations: preternatural ability (असाधारण, मानो अलौकिक क्षमता), preternatural calm (अस्वाभाविक रूप से गहरी शांति)। 'preternatural' का अर्थ है सामान्य से परे।