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noun
- 1. the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations: "the breathtaking beauty of nature" Similar
- 2. the basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something: "helping them to realize the nature of their problems" Similar
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The meaning of NATURE is the external world in its entirety. How to use nature in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Nature.
NATURE definition: 1. all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces, and processes…. Learn more.
A timelapse composite panorama of different natural phenomena and environments around Mount Bromo, Indonesia. Nature is an inherent character or constitution, [1] particularly of the ecosphere or the universe as a whole. In this general sense nature refers to the laws, elements and phenomena of the physical world, including life.
noun. the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities. the natural world as it exists without human beings or civilization: In nature, wild dogs hunt in packs. the elements of the natural world, as mountains, trees, animals, or rivers:
Nature refers to all the animals, plants, and other things in the world that are not made by people, and all the events and processes that are not caused by people.
[uncountable] all the plants, animals and things that exist in the universe that are not made by people. Take time to appreciate the beauties of nature. man-made substances not found in nature. A lot of nature conservation is about protecting habitats.
NATURE meaning: 1 : the physical world and everything in it (such as plants, animals, mountains, oceans, stars, etc.) that is not made by people; 2 : the natural forces that control what happens in the world
uk / ˈneɪtʃə r/ us. nature noun (PLANTS AND ANIMALS) Add to word list. A2. all the plants, creatures, substances, and forces that exist in the universe, which are not made by people: the laws of nature. I like to get out and enjoy nature. a nature trail. Fewer examples. His paintings portray the beauty of nature.
/ˈneɪtʃər/ plants, animals. Nature [uncountable] all the plants, animals, and things that exist in the universe that are not made by people the beauties of nature man-made substances not found in nature nature conservation You cannot use “the nature” in this meaning: the beauties of the nature.
There are 34 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun nature, 11 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
