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