preternatural – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
preternatural
adj.
supernatural, exceeding the usual powers of nature; unnatural, exceptional, abnormal
Preternatural
The
preternatural or
praeternatural is that which appears outside or beside (Latin ) the
natural. In contrast to the
supernatural, preternatural phenomena are presumed to have explanations that are unknown. It is "suspended between the mundane and the miraculous".
preternatural
Adjective
1. surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel"- George Will
(similar) extraordinary
2. existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
(synonym) nonnatural, otherworldly, transcendental
(similar) supernatural
preternatural
adj.
preternatural, unnatural
preternatural
adj.
preternatural, supernatural
