nature Definition

nature
noun

1. The physical world not made by man; the forces that have formed it and control it.

Thesaurus: out-of-doors, environment, country, countryside, landscape, scenery, outside world, the great outdoors.
Form: Nature (also)
2. Animal and plant life as distinct from human life.
3. What something is, or consists of.
4. A fundamental tendency; essential character; attitude or outlook.

Example: human nature
Example: quiet and retiring by nature
Thesaurus: characteristics, essence, character, quality, constitution, attributes, complexion, disposition, humour, mood, outlook, quality, traits, temperament, description.
5. A kind, sort or type.

Idiom: from nature

Using natural models in drawing or sculpting, etc.

Idiom: in the nature of something

With the characteristics of it; like it.

Etymology: 13c: from Latin natura.