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   nature

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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 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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   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 is nature based on?

   • the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities. In nature, wild dogs hunt in packs. The abandoned power plant was reclaimed by nature, covered in overgrowth and home to feral animals. Tourists at the resort are surrounded by nature. Conservation of energy is a universal law of nature.

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   How do you use 'the nature' in a sentence?

   • You cannot use ‘the nature’ in this meaning: the beauties of the nature . It is often better to use another appropriate word, for example the countryside, the scenery or wildlife: We stopped to admire the scenery. • We stopped to admire the nature. He believed in spending half an hour each day to relax and commune with nature.

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   Where did the word nature come from?

   • The word nature is borrowed from the Old French nature and is derived from the Latin word natura, or "essential qualities, innate disposition", and in ancient times, literally meant " birth ". [ 5 ]

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   What is the nature of a person?

   • The nature of something is its basic quality or character. The protests had been non-political by nature. The rise of a major power is both economic and military in nature. Someone's nature is their character, which they show by the way they behave. Just how do the managers harness their energy, rivalry and ambitious nature into winning teamwork?

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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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   all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces, and processes that happen or exist independently of people, such as the weather, the sea, mountains, the production of young animals or plants, and growth: her love of nature.

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   The meaning of NATURE is the external world in its entirety. How to use nature in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Nature.

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   Nature refers to all the animals, plants, and other things in the world that are not made by people, and all the events and processes that are not caused by people.

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   Nature is an inherent character or constitution, [1] 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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   Nature definition: the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.. See examples of NATURE used in a sentence.

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   [uncountable] all the plants, animals and things that exist in the universe that are not made by people. Take time to appreciate the beauties of nature. man-made substances not found in nature. A lot of nature conservation is about protecting habitats.

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    NATURE meaning: 1 : the physical world and everything in it (such as plants, animals, mountains, oceans, stars, etc.) that is not made by people; 2 : the natural forces that control what happens in the world