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The definition of nature
18 Definitions of: nature
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- noun, the fundamental qualities of a person or thing; identity or essential character
- noun, the whole system of the existence, arrangement, forces, and events of all physical life that are not controlled by man
- noun, all natural phenomena and plant and animal life, as distinct from man and his creations
- noun, a wild primitive state untouched by man or civilization
- noun, natural unspoilt scenery or countryside
- noun, disposition or temperament
- noun, tendencies, desires, or instincts governing behaviour
- noun, the normal biological needs or urges of the body
- noun, sort; kind; character
- noun, the real appearance of a person or thing
- noun, accepted standards of basic morality or behaviour
- noun, biology the complement of genetic material that partly determines the structure of an organism; genotype. Compare nurture
- noun, sympathy and fondness for one's own people or native place
- noun, against nature unnatural or immoral
- noun, by nature essentially or innately
- noun, call of nature the need to urinate or defecate
- noun, from nature using natural models in drawing, painting, etc
- noun, in (or of) the nature of essentially the same as; by way of
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| Synonyms: | environment, style, creation, universe, personality, world, earth, cosmos, country, landscape | And more... |
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of nature