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

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

The retailer has been integrating different AI across departments and allows natural language control—which turns complex data into conversational tools for human workers, according to Chen.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

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

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee