unnaturalness

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English unnaturelnesse, equivalent to unnatural +‎ -ness.

Noun

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unnaturalness (countable and uncountable, plural unnaturalnesses)

  1. The state of being unnatural.
    • 1982, Jack Burnham, Beyond modern sculpture:
      However, the American sensibility was less caught up in Angst and unnaturalness; it rejected the antibeauty implication of the Europeans.