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nature in WordNet English dictionary
noun- the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
"it is his nature to help others"
nature
- the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
"it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"
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"
nature
- the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
"they tried to preserve nature as they found it"
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"
nature
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