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–noun
1.the material world, esp. as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
2.the natural world as it exists without human beings or civilization.
3.the elements of the natural world, as mountains, trees, animals, or rivers.
4.natural scenery.
5.the universe, with all its phenomena.
6.the sum total of the forces at work throughout the universe.
7.reality, as distinguished from any effect of art: a portrait true to nature.
8.the particular combination of qualities belonging to a person, animal, thing, or class by birth, origin, or constitution; native or inherent character: human nature.
9.the instincts or inherent tendencies directing conduct: a man of good nature.
10.character, kind, or sort: two books of the same nature.
11.characteristic disposition; temperament: a self-willed nature; an evil nature.
12.the original, natural, uncivilized condition of humankind.
13.the biological functions or the urges to satisfy their requirements.
14.a primitive, wild condition; an uncultivated state.
15.a simple, uncluttered mode of life without the conveniences or distractions of civilization: a return to nature.
16.(initial capital letter, italics) a prose work (1836), by Ralph Waldo Emerson, expounding transcendentalism.
17.Theology. the moral state as unaffected by grace.
—Idioms
18.by nature, as a result of inborn or inherent qualities; innately: She is by nature a kindhearted person.
19.in a state of nature,
a.in an uncivilized or uncultured condition.
b.without clothes; nude; naked.
20.of or in the nature of, having the character or qualities of: in the nature of an apology.
[Origin: 1200–50; ME natur(e) < OF < L nātūra conditions of birth, quality, character, natural order, world, equiv. to nāt(us) (ptp. of nāscī to be born) + -ūra -ure]

—Related forms
na·ture·like, adjective
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in the nature of
having the qualities of
Example: His words were in the nature of a threat.
Arabic: عَلى صورَة تَهْديد
Chinese (Simplified): 具有…性质
Chinese (Traditional): 具有…性質
Czech: myšlený jako
Danish: noget i retning af
Dutch: eigenlijk
Estonian: taoline
Finnish: tapainen
French: une sorte de
German: so wie
Greek: υπό μορφή, με τα χαρακτηριστικά
Hungarian: vmilyen fajta v. jellegű
Icelandic: eins og; var sett fram sem
Indonesian: mengandung
Italian: una sorta di
Japanese: ～の性質の
Latvian: pēc būtības; faktiski
Lithuanian: …pobūdžio
Norwegian: noe i retning av
Polish: o charakterze
Portuguese (Brazil): como se fosse
Portuguese (Portugal): ter o aspecto de
Romanian: un fel de
Russian: нечто вроде
Slovak: myslený ako
Slovenian: podoben
Spanish: algo así como
Swedish: ha karaktären av, vara liktydig med
Turkish: … özelliği taşıyan
See also: -natured, nature

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