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Meaning of 'nature' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nature [ n.]
- The existing system of things; the world of matter, or of matter and mind; the creation; the universe.
- The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; -- often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence.
- The established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect.
- Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artifical, or forced, or remote from actual experience.
- The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being.
- Hence: Kind, sort; character; quality.
- Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.
- Natural affection or reverence.
- Constitution or quality of mind or character.
2 . Nature [ v. t.]
- To endow with natural qualities.

Meaning of 'nature' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nature [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a particular type of thing
Example in sentence:
  • he's interested in trains and things of that nature;
  • matters of a personal nature;
  • problems of this type are very difficult to solve
Meaning (2):
- the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
Example in sentence:
  • it is his nature to help others
Meaning (3):
- the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
Example in sentence:
  • it is the nature of fire to burn;
  • the true nature of jealousy
Meaning (4):
- a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
Example in sentence:
  • nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women;
  • the laws of nature
Meaning (5):
- the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
Example in sentence:
  • they tried to preserve nature as they found it

Nearby Words:

nat natal natal plum natalitial natalitious nataloin natals natant natantly natation

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