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   nature

   /ˈneɪtʃə/

   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 the phenomena of the world: "it is impossible to change the laws of nature"
   • 2. the basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something: "helping them to realize the nature of their problems" Similar essenceinherent/basic/essential characteristicsinherent/basic/essential qualitiesinherent/basic/essential attributesinherent/basic/essential featuressum and substancecharacteridentitycomplexionkindsorttypevarietydescriptioncategoryilkclassclassificationspeciesgenrestylecastorderkidneymouldstampgrainstripe
   • ▪ the innate or essential qualities or character of a person or animal: "it's not in her nature to listen to advice" Similar characterpersonalitydispositiontemperamenttemperhumourmake-upcast/turn of mindpersonapsycheconstitutionfibre
   • ▪ 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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