na·ture (n  ch r)n. 1. The material world and its phenomena. 2. The forces and processes that produce and control all the phenomena of the material world: the laws of nature. 3. The world of living things and the outdoors: the beauties of nature. 4. A primitive state of existence, untouched and uninfluenced by civilization or artificiality: couldn't tolerate city life anymore and went back to nature. 5. Theology Humankind's natural state as distinguished from the state of grace. 6. A kind or sort: confidences of a personal nature. 7. The essential characteristics and qualities of a person or thing: "She was only strong and sweet and in her nature when she was really deep in trouble" (Gertrude Stein). 8. The fundamental character or disposition of a person; temperament: "Strange natures made a brotherhood of ill" (Percy Bysshe Shelley). 9. The natural or real aspect of a person, place, or thing. See Synonyms at disposition. 10. The processes and functions of the body. [Middle English, essential properties of a thing, from Old French, from Latin n t ra, from ntus, past participle of nsc , to be born; see gen- in Indo-European roots.] |
nature
Noun
1. the whole system of the existence, forces, and events of the physical world that are not controlled by human beings
2. fundamental or essential qualities: the theory and nature of science
3. kind or sort: problems of a financial nature
4. temperament or personality: an amiable and pleasant nature
5. by nature essentially: he was by nature a cautious man
6. in the nature of essentially; by way of: it was in the nature of a debate rather than an argument [Latin natura, from nasci to be born]
| nature (nchr) 1. The world and its naturally occurring phenomena, together with all of the physical laws that govern them. 2. Living organisms and their environments. |
Nature
See also earth; environment
the study of the sources and formation of amber. — ambrologic, ambrological, adj.
the assignment of a humanlike soul to nature. — anthropopsychic, adj.
the study of inanimate nature.
the quality of chemical activities, properties, or relationships.
a person who advocates the conservation of the natural resources of a country or region. — conservational, adj.
the science of the causes of natural phenomena. — etiologic, aetiologic, etiological, aetiological, adj.
the worship of nature. — physiolater, n. — physiolatrous, adj.
the body of wisdom about nature.
1. the principle or concept of growth and change in nature.
2. nature considered as the source of growth and change.
3. something that grows or develops.
2. nature considered as the source of growth and change.
3. something that grows or develops.
1. the assignment of a physical form to a god.
2. the deification and worship of natural phenomena; physiolatry.
2. the deification and worship of natural phenomena; physiolatry.
produced by natural rather than divine or human forces.
a dissertation on the wonders of nature. — thaumatographic, adj.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | nature - the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy" quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare characteristic - a distinguishing quality |
| 2. | nature - 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" causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results | |
| 3. | nature - the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it" | |
| 4. | nature - the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others" trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature personality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others" animal nature, animality - the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect disposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition" complexion - (obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament sociality - the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups; "mammals as a class are not strong on sociality" | |
| 5. | nature - 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" type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?" |
nature
noun 3. quality, character, make-up, constitution, attributes, essence, traits, complexion, features
Translations
nature [ˈneɪtʃəʳ] n → naturaleza (= group, sort); género, clase f (= character); modo de ser, carácter m;
by nature → por naturaleza;
documents of a confidential nature → documentos mpl de tipo confidencial
nature [ˈneɪtʃəʳ] n → nature f;
by nature → par tempérament, de nature;
documents of a confidential nature → documents à caractère confidentiel
nature [ˈneɪtʃəʳ] n (also: Nature) → Natur f (= kind, sort); Art f (= character); Wesen nt;
by its (very) nature → naturgemäß;
documents of a confidential nature → Unterlagen vertraulicher Art
n nature [ˈneitʃə]
1 the physical world, eg trees, plants, animals, mountains, rivers etc, or the power which made them the beauty of nature; the forces of nature; the study of nature. natuur الطَّبيعَه природа příroda natur; naturen die Natur φύση naturaleza loodus طبیعت luonto nature טֶבַע प्रकृति priroda természet alam náttúran natura 自然界 자연, 천연 gamta daba alam semula jadi natuur natur(en) przyroda, natura natureza natură природа príroda narava priroda natur, naturen ธรรมชาติ doğa, tabiat 自然界，自然力 природа فطرت thiên nhiên 自然界，自然力
2 the qualities born in a person; personality She has a generous nature. natuur طَبْع، مِزاج характер povaha natur; væsen die Natur φύση, προσωπικότητα (για πρόσωπο) carácter loomus سرشت luonne nature תְכוּנוֹת אוֹפִי स्वभाव narav természet kepribadian eðli natura 天性 성질, 기질 natūra, prigimtis daba, raksturs sifat semula jadi karakter natur natura natureza fire натура; характер povaha narava priroda kynne อุปนิสัย yaradılış, tabiat, karakter 本性 характер, натура فطري صفات bản tính 本性
3 quality; what something is or consists of What is the nature of your work? aard طَبيعَة، نَوْعِيَّة естество povaha, podstata indhold die Beschaffenheit φύση, ποιότητα naturaleza olemus ماهیت luonne nature אוֹפִי गुण priroda jelleg sifat eðli natura 性質 특질, 본질 pobūdis būtība sifat aard art, type, beskaffenhet istota natureza natură характер;сущность podstata narava priroda karaktär, beskaffenhet, typ ลักษณะที่แท้จริงของสิ่งต่าง ๆ özellik, nitelik 性質 природа; тип نوعيت tính chất 性质
4 a kind, type etc bankers and other people of that nature. soort نَوْع сорт druh slags die Art φύση, είδος tipo laad گونه kaltainen sorte, nature סוּג स्वाभाव neukroćen,divlji fajta jenis manngerð natura, tipo 種類 종류 rūšis, tipas veids; tips jenis aard slag, type typ tipo gen род, сорт, тип druh vrsta vrsta art, slag, sort นิสัย tip, tür 種類 рід, сорт قسم loại; thứ 种类
-natured
having a certain type of personality good-natured; ill-natured. geaardheid ذو طَبْع по природа (...)povahy -hjertet; have en dårlig natur -artig που έχει συγκεκριμένο χαρακτήρα (ως β΄ συνθ.) de carácter... iseloomuga دارای صفتی بودن luonteinen au naturel (...) שֶאוֹפיוֹ स्वाभाव dobroćudnost természetű bersifat vel/illa innrættur dalla natura (...), (...) di natura ―気質の 「성질이 ...한」이라는 뜻의 연결형 ...būdo (laba, slikta u.tml.) rakstura- bersifat van aard -modig, –hjertet o ... charakterze de (boa/má) índole având o fire (...) имеющий такой-то характер (...) povahy ki je (...) narave naravi till naturen ซึ่งแสดงอารมณ์บางอย่าง ...huylu, ...kişilikli 性格...的 з певним характером فطرت والا có tính chất 性格...的
in the nature of
having the qualities of His words were in the nature of a threat. in die aard van عَلى صورَة تَهْديد като myšlený jako noget i retning af so wie υπό μορφή, με τα χαρακτηριστικά así como algo -taoline دارای صفتی بودن tapainen une sorte de מִטֶבַע הדבָרִים प्रकृति u naravi vmilyen fajta v. jellegű mengandung eins og; var sett fram sem (una sorta di) ～の性質の ...한 성질[]의 ...pobūdžio pēc būtības; faktiski seperti sesuatu eigenlijk (noe) i retning av o charakterze (ter) o aspecto de un fel de нечто вроде myslený ako podoben u prirodi ha karaktären av, vara liktydig med ... özelliği taşıyan 具有...性質 щось схоже на نوعيت کا có tính chất của 具有...性质
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