naturalism
— Noun
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～ (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
naturalist
— Noun
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～ an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
naturalist
— Noun
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～ a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
naturalistic
— Adjective
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～ representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers"
naturalization
— Noun
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～ changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"
naturalization
— Noun
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～ the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
naturalization
— Noun
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～ the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
naturalization
— Noun
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～ the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
naturalize
— Verb
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～ make more natural or lifelike
naturalize
— Verb
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～ adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"
naturalize
— Verb
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～ explain with reference to nature
naturalize
— Verb
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～ make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"
naturalize
— Verb
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～ adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
naturalized
— Adjective
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～ planted so as to give an effect of wild growth; "drifts of naturalized daffodils"
naturalized
— Adjective
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～ introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
naturally
— Adverb
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～ through inherent nature; "he was naturally lazy"
naturally
— Adverb
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～ according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help; "naturally grown flowers"
naturally
— Adverb
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～ in a natural or normal manner; "speak naturally and easily"
naturally
— Adverb
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～ as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill"
naturalness
— Noun
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～ the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"