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   Na·ture

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   noun

   • 1. the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations: "the breathtaking beauty of nature" Similar the natural worldthe living worldMother Naturecreationthe worldthe environmentthe earthMother Earththe universethe cosmosnatural forceswildlifeflora and faunacountrysidelandscapescenery
   • ▪ the physical force regarded as causing and regulating these phenomena: "it is impossible to change the laws of nature"
   • 2. the basic or inherent features of something, especially when seen as characteristic of it: "helping them to realize the nature of their problems" Similar essenceinherent/basic/essential characteristicsinherent/basic/essential qualitiesinherent/basic/essential attributesinherent/basic/essential featuressum and substancecharacteridentitycomplexionkindsorttypevarietydescriptioncategoryilkclassclassificationspeciesgenrestylecastorderkidneymoldstampgrainstripe
   • ▪ the innate or essential qualities or character of a person or animal: "it's not in her nature to listen to advice" Similar characterpersonalitydispositiontemperamenttemperhumormakeupcast/turn of mindpersonapsycheconstitutionfiber
   • ▪ inborn or hereditary characteristics as an influence on or determinant of personality.
   • ▪ a person of a specified character: archaic "Emerson was so much more luminous a nature"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting the physical power of a person): from Old French, from Latin natura ‘birth, nature, quality’, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.

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   What does nature mean?

   • NATURE definition: 1. all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces, and processes…. Learn more.

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   What does Natur mean?

   • First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English natur (e), from Old French, from Latin nātūra “conditions of birth, quality, character, natural order, world,” equivalent to nāt (us) (past participle of nāscī “to be born”) + -ūra noun suffix; -ure She is by nature a kindhearted person. in an uncivilized or uncultured condition.

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   What is your nature?

   • Your nature is sort of the way you are — the sum total of how you think, feel, and behave. It might be in your nature to remain calm and level-headed when faced with a difficult challenge. Things that aren't people can also have their own nature.

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   What is a human nature?

   • human nature. a man of good nature. two books of the same nature. characteristic disposition; temperament: an evil nature. an evil nature. the original, natural, uncivilized condition of humankind. the biological functions or the urges to satisfy their requirements. a primitive, wild condition; an uncultivated state. a return to nature.

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   noun. the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities. the natural world as it exists without human beings or civilization: In nature, wild dogs hunt in packs. the elements of the natural world, as mountains, trees, animals, or rivers:

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   Nature is an inherent character or constitution, particularly of the ecosphere or the universe as a whole. In this general sense nature refers to the laws, elements and phenomena of the physical world, including life.

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   Definitions of nature. noun. the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc. “they tried to preserve nature as they found it” synonyms: environment. see more. noun. a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe. “the laws of nature ” see more. noun.

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