Josiah
Senior Member
- Location
- 50 miles east of Cincinnati, OH
preternatural
PRONUNCIATION:
(pree/pri-tuhr-NACH-uh-ruhl)
MEANING:
adjective: Beyond what is natural or normal.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin praeter- (beyond, past) + naturam (nature). Earliest documented use: 1580.
USAGE:
“Ms. Yousafzai made a rapid recovery, and quickly drowned out her critics with her preternatural poise and speaking skills.”
Declan Walsh; Two Champions of Children Are Given Nobel Peace Prize; The New York Times; Oct 10, 2014.
He combined boundless optimism with a preternatural tolerance for risk.
PRONUNCIATION:
(pree/pri-tuhr-NACH-uh-ruhl)
MEANING:
adjective: Beyond what is natural or normal.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin praeter- (beyond, past) + naturam (nature). Earliest documented use: 1580.
USAGE:
“Ms. Yousafzai made a rapid recovery, and quickly drowned out her critics with her preternatural poise and speaking skills.”
Declan Walsh; Two Champions of Children Are Given Nobel Peace Prize; The New York Times; Oct 10, 2014.
He combined boundless optimism with a preternatural tolerance for risk.