nature

  • 51nature*/*/*/ — [ˈneɪtʃə] noun 1) [U] the physical world and all the living things in it the beauty of nature[/ex] 2) [C/U] the character, qualities, or features of someone or something The pony has a very gentle nature.[/ex] It isn t in my nature to be… …

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  • 52nature — na|ture 〈[ ty:r] Adj.; undekl.; schweiz.〉 unvermischt, ohne Zusatz, rein ● Tee nature * * * na|ture [na ty:ɐ̯ ] <indekl. Adj.; meist nachgestellt [frz. nature] (Gastron.): ohne besondere Zutaten, Zusätze: ein Schnitzel n. (ohne Panade). * * *… …

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  • 53nature — noun 1》 the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, and the landscape, as opposed to humans or human creations.     ↘the physical force that is regarded as causing and regulating these phenomena. 2》 the basic or… …

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  • 54nature — noun 1) the beauty of nature Syn: the natural world, Mother Nature, Mother Earth, the environment; wildlife, flora and fauna, the countryside; the universe, the cosmos 2) such crimes are, by their very nature, difficult to hide Syn: essence …

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  • 55nature — noun 1) the beauty of nature Syn: the natural world, the environment, the universe, the cosmos, wildlife, the countryside, the land, the landscape 2) the very nature of such crimes Syn: essence, inherent features …

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  • 56nature — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin natura, from natus, past participle of nasci to be born more at nation Date: 14th century 1. a. the inherent character or basic constitution of a person or thing ; essence b.… …

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  • 57nature — Synonyms and related words: Copernican universe, Einsteinian universe, Newtonian universe, Ptolemaic universe, air, all, all being, all creation, allness, anatomy, animus, aptitude, aroma, artlessness, atom, atomic particles, attribute,… …

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  • 58nature — [13] Etymologically, someone’s nature is the qualities they were ‘born’ with. The word comes via Old French nature from Latin nātūra, a derivative of the verb nāscī ‘be born’ (source of English nation, native, etc). This originally meant simply… …

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  • 59nature — na•ture [[t]ˈneɪ tʃər[/t]] n. 1) the natural world as it exists without human beings or civilization 2) the elements of the natural world, as mountains, trees, animals, or rivers 3) natural scenery 4) the universe, with all its phenomena 5) the… …

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  • 60nature — see nature abhors a vacuum you can drive out nature with a pitchfork, but she keeps on coming back self preservation is the first law of nature …

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