Nature - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈneɪtʃər|  American pronunciation of the word nature
Brit.  |ˈneɪtʃə|  British pronunciation of the word nature

noun

- the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
it is the nature of fire to burn
the true nature of jealousy
- 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
- the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
they tried to preserve nature as they found it
- the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
it is his nature to help others
- a particular type of thing
he's interested in trains and things of that nature
matters of a personal nature

Extra examples

He devoted himself to the study of nature.

That is a color not found in nature.

Hunger is nature's way of telling you to eat.

Gravity is one of the basic laws of nature.

The differences in their natures was easy to see.

She's very competitive by nature.

The most amazing things about nature is its infinite variety.

The protests had been non-political by nature.

It's only human nature to want to live well.

It was in the nature of a command.

There is movement towards, I think, something in the nature of a pluralistic system.

We grew up in the countryside, surrounded by the beauties of nature.

The inhabitants of the island fight a constant battle against the forces of nature.

All these materials are found in nature.

Disease is nature's way of keeping the population down.

Word forms

noun
singular: nature
plural: natures
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