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Meaning of NATURALNESS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"
  2. [n]  the quality of innocent naivete
 
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 Synonyms: artlessness, ingenuousness, innocence
 
 Antonyms: unnaturalness
 
 See Also: ease, informality, naiveness, naivete, naivety, naturalisation, naturalization, quality, simplicity, sincerity, spontaneity, spontaneousness, unaffectedness, unassumingness, unpretentiousness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Nat"u*ral*ness\, n.
The state or quality of being natural; conformity to nature.
 
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