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human nature

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human nature
n.
The sum of qualities and traits shared by all humans.

human nature
n
1. the qualities common to humanity
2. ordinary human behaviour, esp considered as less than perfect
3. (Sociology) Sociol the unique elements that form a basic part of human life and distinguish it from other animal life
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Noun1.human nature - the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings; "a great observer of human nature"
attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
Translations
human nature
ndie menschliche Natur; it’s human nature to do thates liegt (nun einmal) in der Natur des Menschen, das zu tun
human nature nla natura umana
it's human nature → è nella natura umana, è umano
human nature nla natura umana
it's human nature → è nella natura umana, è umano


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In like manner, we shall represent human nature at first to the keen appetite of our reader, in that more plain and simple manner in which it is found in the country, and shall hereafter hash and ragoo it with all the high French and Italian seasoning of affectation and vice which courts and cities afford.
But the Norwegian deals with simple and primitive circumstances for the most part, and always with a small world; and the Russian has to do with human nature inside of its conventional shells, and his scene is often as large as Europe.
But of recent years my understanding of human nature has become such that I realize that no normal healthy human would tolerate such performances did he or she know the terrible cruelty that lies behind them and makes them possible.
 
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