preternatural

• Beschreibt etwas, das über das Normale oder Natürliche hinausgeht; außergewöhnlich oder unerklärlich.

Describes something that is beyond what is normal or natural; extraordinary or exceptional.

1. Beyond the ordinaryC2formal

   Surpassing what is normal or usual; extraordinary or exceptional.

   Übernatürlich

   • Her preternatural ability to solve complex problems amazed her colleagues.
   • The athlete displayed a preternatural level of endurance during the marathon.
   • He had a preternatural calmness in the face of danger.

   Synonymeabnormalanomalousexceptionalextraordinarysupernormalsurpassingtranscendentunnaturalunusual

   Antonymecommoneverydaynormalordinarytypicalusual

2. Outside of natureC2formal

   Existing outside of or not in accordance with the natural order; supernatural or inexplicable.

   Übernatürlich

   • The old house had a preternatural silence that unsettled visitors.
   • Legends speak of creatures with preternatural powers.
   • There was a preternatural glow in the sky that night.

   Synonymeinexplicablemysteriousotherworldlysupernaturaltranscendentalunnatural

   Antonymecommonmundanenaturalnormalordinary