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natural
existing in nature and not caused, made, or controlled by people:
• a natural lake • natural light • the earth's natural resources • We only use natural ingredients in our products. • his natural hair colour
wild
used about flowers, plants, and animals that are not controlled by people. Also used about areas of land where there are no humans:
• We found some wild strawberries. • wild horses • wild open spaces
pure
used about food, drink, or materials that have not had anything added to them:
• pure orange juice • pure new wool
organic
used about fruit, vegetables, meat etc produced without using chemicals:
• organic carrots • organic milk • organic beauty products
unspoiled
( also unspoilt British English ) a place that is unspoiled is still beautiful because no one has built roads or buildings on it:
• It was a pleasant unspoilt village. • The countryside is remarkably unspoiled.
untouched
[ not before noun ] a place that is untouched has not been affected by human activity:
• There are few forested areas of the world that remain untouched by humans.
virgin
[ only before noun ] virgin forest or land is still in its natural state and has not been spoiled or changed in any way by humans:
• Large areas of virgin rainforest will be protected from destruction. • He bought 14,000 acres of virgin land in Ontario.
COLLOCATIONS CHECK
wild
flowers/plants/places
organic
food/vegetables/products
unspoiled
countryside/island/beauty
virgin
forest/land
Longman-Thesaurus
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adj.
normal:
That is the natural way to do it.
adj.
inherent:
The love of power is natural to man.
Simple Definitions
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adj. not made by people VERBS be All the fibres are natural. ADV. completely completely natural materials usual/normal VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound ADV. only, perfectly, quite It's only natural that she should feel upset. | fairly
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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see under BIG AS LIFE.
American Heritage Idioms