natural state

Speech parts

1. natural state - Noun

2. Natural state - Proper noun

Meaning

a wild primitive state untouched by civilization

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

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Antonyms

exception aberration singularity anomaly abnormality peculiarity
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Hypernyms

state

Hyponyms

primitivism rudeness crudeness crudity primitiveness

Examples

With the eye in a natural state sight follows necessarily ... In the same way the life of blessedness is as a familiar second nature to those who have kept clear the senses of the soul. Gregory of Nyssa

The natural state of man is to want to be free. To have opportunities. To have choices. Donald Rumsfeld

The natural state of the football fan is bitter disappointment, no matter what the score. Nick Hornby

In the natural state no concept of God can arise, and the false one which one makes for himself is harmful. Hence the theory of natural religion can be true only where there is no science; therefore it cannot bind all men together. Immanuel Kant

Love is the total absence of fear. Love asks no questions. Its natural state is one of extension and expansion, not comparison and measurement. Gerald Jampolsky

Barbarism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural. It is a whim of circumstance. And barbarism must always ultimately triumph. Robert E. Howard

Close letter words and terms

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