Naturally vs. Natural — What's the Difference?

In a relaxed manner.

Existing in or derived from nature.

Without artificial influence.

In accordance with nature.

Automatically, without need for prompting.

Not artificial or synthetic.

As expected or typical.

Free from artificiality.

By natural character.

Innate or inherent.

In a natural manner.

Present in or produced by nature

By nature; inherently.

Of, relating to, or concerning nature

Without a doubt; surely.

Conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature

In a natural manner.

Not acquired; inherent

Inherently or by nature.

Having a particular character by nature

Surely or without any doubt.

(Biology) Not produced or changed artificially; not conditioned

In a natural manner or way; according to the usual course of things; spontaneously.

Characterized by spontaneity and freedom from artificiality, affectation, or inhibitions.

As might be expected;

Not altered, treated, or disguised

Through inherent nature;

Faithfully representing nature or life.

According to nature; by natural means; without artificial help;

Expected and accepted

In a natural or normal manner;

Established by moral certainty or conviction

Being in a state regarded as primitive, uncivilized, or unregenerate.

Related genetically

Born to parents who have never been married to each other

(Mathematics) Of or relating to positive integers, sometimes including zero.

Not sharped or flatted.

Having no sharps or flats.

Relating to hair that is allowed to remain in an unaltered state

One having all the qualifications necessary for success

One suited by nature for a certain purpose or function

The sign (♮) placed before a note to cancel a preceding sharp or flat.

A note so affected.

A yellowish gray to pale orange yellow.

(Games) A combination in certain card and dice games that wins immediately.

Existing in nature.

Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned.

Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature.

As expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances.

Formed by nature; not manufactured or created by artificial processes.

Pertaining to death brought about by disease or old age, rather than by violence, accident etc.

Having an innate ability to fill a given role or profession, or display a specified character.

(maths) Designating a standard trigonometric function of an angle, as opposed to the logarithmic function.

(music) Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ♮.

Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives.

Pertaining to a decoration that preserves or enhances the appearance of the original material; not stained or artificially coloured.

Pertaining to a fabric still in its undyed state, or to the colour of undyed fabric.

(dice) Pertaining to a dice roll before bonuses or penalties have been applied to the result.

(bodybuilding) Not having used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.

(bridge) Bidding in an intuitive way that reflects one's actual hand.

(algebra) Closed under submodules, direct sums, and injective hulls.

Pertaining to birth or descent; native.

Having a given status (especially of authority) by virtue of birth.

Related genetically but not legally to one's father; born out of wedlock, illegitimate.

Related by birth; genetically related.

A native inhabitant of a place, country etc.

(music) A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental.

(music) The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note.

One with an innate talent at or for something.

An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric.

(archaic) One with a simple mind; a fool or idiot.

One's life.

A hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated.

Someone who has not used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.

(craps) A roll of two dice with a score of 7 or 11 on the comeout roll.

Naturally; in a natural manner.

Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential; characteristic; innate; not artificial, foreign, assumed, put on, or acquired; as, the natural growth of animals or plants; the natural motion of a gravitating body; natural strength or disposition; the natural heat of the body; natural color.

Conformed to the order, laws, or actual facts, of nature; consonant to the methods of nature; according to the stated course of things, or in accordance with the laws which govern events, feelings, etc.; not exceptional or violent; legitimate; normal; regular; as, the natural consequence of crime; a natural death; anger is a natural response to insult.

Having to do with existing system to things; dealing with, or derived from, the creation, or the world of matter and mind, as known by man; within the scope of human reason or experience; not supernatural; as, a natural law; natural science; history, theology.

Conformed to truth or reality

Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to one's position; not unnatural in feelings.

Connected by the ties of consanguinity.

Begotten without the sanction of law; born out of wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; as, a natural child.

Of or pertaining to the lower or animal nature, as contrasted with the higher or moral powers, or that which is spiritual; being in a state of nature; unregenerate.

Belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some system, in which the base is 1; - said of certain functions or numbers; as, natural numbers, those commencing at 1; natural sines, cosines, etc., those taken in arcs whose radii are 1.

Produced by natural organs, as those of the human throat, in distinction from instrumental music.

Existing in nature or created by the forces of nature, in contrast to production by man; not made, manufactured, or processed by humans; as, a natural ruby; a natural bridge; natural fibers; a deposit of natural calcium sulfate. Opposed to artificial, man-made, manufactured, processed and synthetic.

Not processed or refined; in the same statre as that existing in nature; as, natural wood; natural foods.

A native; an aboriginal.

Natural gifts, impulses, etc.

One born without the usual powers of reason or understanding; an idiot.

A character [

A person who has an innate talent that makes success in some specific endeavor, such as sports, much easier than for others; as, Pele was a natural in soccer.

Someone regarded as certain to succeed;

A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

(craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

In accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature;

Existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation;

Existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical;

Functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies;

Of a key containing no sharps or flats;

Unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct;

(used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition;

Being talented through inherited qualities;

Unaffected and natural looking;

It suggests the product is wholesome, safe, and free from artificial additives.

Yes, a process can be both natural in method and occur naturally.

Yes, it can refer to inherent abilities or talents.

It often implies that something happens as expected or is typical.

Not necessarily; "natural" describes origin, not quality or safety.

It clarifies that actions are spontaneous or usual without external influence.

It can set expectations or emphasize the inevitability of events.

By suggesting that their processes or ingredients are minimally processed.

It provides a sense of inevitability or normalcy.

No, it modifies actions or processes, not characteristics.

No, they serve different grammatical functions and contexts.

That they are always safer or healthier, which isn’t always true.

It refers to phenomena or elements existing in or caused by nature.

Rarely; it typically has positive connotations.