English dictionary
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English noun: nature | |||
| 1. | nature (attribute) the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized | ||
| Samples | It is the nature of fire to burn. The true nature of jealousy. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
| Part holonym | characteristic | ||
| 2. | nature (person) a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe | ||
| Samples | The laws of nature. Nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | causal agency, causal agent, cause | ||
| 3. | nature (object) the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc. | ||
| Samples | They tried to preserve nature as they found it. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cosmos, creation, existence, macrocosm, universe, world | ||
| 4. | nature (attribute) the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions | ||
| Samples | It is his nature to help others. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trait | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | animal nature, animality, complexion, disposition, sociality, temperament | ||
| Part meronym | personality | ||
| Attribute | good-natured, ill-natured | ||
| 5. | nature (cognition) a particular type of thing | ||
| Samples | Problems of this type are very difficult to solve. He's interested in trains and things of that nature. Matters of a personal nature. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | type | ||
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