Definition of naturalness Naturalness

We found 7 definitions of naturalness from 4 different sources.

What does naturalness mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: naturalnesses
naturalness - the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"
		unnaturalness the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles
		natural being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"
		unnatural not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death"
		quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
		unaffectedness not affected; a personal manner that is not consciously constrained
		simmpleness, simplicity the quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity of a crystal"
		unassumingness, sincerity a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs"
		spontaneity, spontaneousness the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter"
		informality, ease a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously
		unpretentiousness the quality of being natural and without pretensions
naturalness - the likeness of a representation to the thing represented; "engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music"
		alikeness, likeness, similitude picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
naturalness - the quality of innocent naivete
		artlessness, innocence, ingenuousness
		naiveness, naivete, naivety lack of sophistication or worldliness