Nature

n. universe, natural world

n. natural world (rivers, trees, earth, etc.); disposition; temperament; type; character

Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical universe, material world or material universe. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The term generally does not include manufactured objects and human interaction unless qualified in ways such as, e.g., "human nature" or "the whole of nature". Nature is also generally distinguished from the supernatural. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the galactic.
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Noun
1. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"
(hypernym) quality
(part-meronym) characteristic
2. 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"
(hypernym) causal agent, cause, causal agency
3. the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"
(hypernym) universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
4. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"
(hypernym) trait
(hyponym) animality, animal nature
(part-holonym) personality
(attribute) good-natured
5. 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"
(hypernym) type

n. nature, kind, self, temperament

n. nature; wildlife, wild; kind, type; being, character