nature

na-ture · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The physical world and everything in it that is not made by people.

  2. 2.

    The basic or inherent features of something.

  3. 3.

    A person's innate character or temperament.

  4. 4.

    A particular type or category.

Forms

plural: natures

Related words

Antonyms: artifice, nurture
See also: character, environment, natural
Synonyms: character, environment, essence

Etymology

From Old French "nature," from Latin "natura" meaning "birth, character, natural order," from "nasci" (to be born). The Latin word is a translation of Greek "physis."