nature

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Noun nature has 5 senses

nature - the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"
--₁ is a kind of quality
--₁ has part: characteristic
nature - a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"
--₂ is a kind of causal agent, cause, causal agency
nature - the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"
--₃ is a kind of universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
nature - the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"
--₄ is a kind of trait
--₄ is a part of personality
--₄ has particulars:
animality, animal nature; disposition, temperament; complexion; sociality
nature - a particular type of thing; "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature"
--₅ is a kind of type

naturalized naturalizes naturalizing naturally- naturally naturally occurring naturalness nature-lover nature nature antonyms nature going nature lover nature lovers nature of war nature park nature study nature synonyms

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