luontoinen

luonto (“nature”) +‎ -inen

• IPA^(key): /ˈluo̯ntoi̯nen/, [ˈluo̞̯n̪t̪o̞i̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -uontoinen
• Syllabification^(key): luon‧toi‧nen

luontoinen (chiefly in compounds)

1. Having a specified type of nature (natural environment) (usually translated as with ... nature, not necessarily as an adjective)

   Suomi on karuluontoinen maa.

   Finland is a country with arid nature.

   Karuluontoinen Lappi on houkutellut turisteja jo lähes sadan vuoden ajan.

   Lapland with its barren nature has attracted tourists for almost a century.

2. natured (of people, having or possessing the specified disposition or temperament)

   Synonym: luonteinen

   pahanluontoinen ― ill-natured

   Hän on mutkattoman luontoinen nuorimies.

   He's a straight-natured young man.

   Olen aina ollut iloluontoinen kaveri.

   I've always been a jovial fellow.

3. -natured (describing the characteristics of a thing)

   Synonyms: (more common than luontoinen) luonteinen, tapainen, kaltainen

   Tapaus oli hänenkin mittapuullaan arkaluontoinen.

   The case was sensitive, even by his standards.

• Used chiefly as headword in compound terms.

• (having or possessing the specified disposition or temperament): luonteinen

• “luontoinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01