natural language

[nach-er-uhl lang-gwigzh, nach-ruhl] / ˈnætʃ ər əl ˈlæŋ gwɪgʒ, ˈnætʃ rəl /

NOUN

human language

Synonyms

WEAK

lingua spoken language tongue written language

Example Sentences

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Although natural language is not maximally compressed, it places far less strain on the brain.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

Athletes and coaches can also engage with it in natural language, asking questions about how a certain practice run went or advice on how to improve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Microsoft’s own implementation is just starting to roll out, but its demonstrations mirror what we’ve seen from OpenAI and Google: natural language conversations and fast checkout.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

As an MIT computer-science professor, Regina Barzilay was used to living on the bleeding edge of innovation, teaching computers to understand words in the nascent field of natural language processing.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

In natural language, a word is used to convey an idea.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee