HyperDic: nature

English > 5 senses of the word *nature*:
NOUN	attribute	nature	the essential qualities or characteristics / characteristics by which something is recognized
	person	nature	a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
	object	nature	the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
	attribute	nature	the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
	cognition	nature	a particular type of thing

nature > pronunciation
Sounds	ney'cher
Rhymes	acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher...

English > *nature*: 5 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The essential qualities or characteristics / characteristics by which something is recognized.
Examples	"it is the nature of fire to burn" "the true nature of jealousy"
Parts	characteristic	A distinguishing quality
Broader	quality	An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Spanish	calaña, madera, naturaleza, natura
Catalan	naturalesa, natura

English > *nature*: 5 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	A causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe.
Examples	"the laws of nature" "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"
Broader	causal agent, cause, causal agency	Any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
Spanish	naturaleza
Catalan	naturalesa, natura

English > *nature*: 5 senses > noun 3, object
Meaning	The natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc..
Example	"they tried to preserve nature as they found it"
Broader	universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm	Everything that exists anywhere
Spanish	naturaleza
Catalan	natura

English > *nature*: 5 senses > noun 4, attribute
Meaning	The complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions.
Example	"it is his nature to help others"
Attributes	good-natured	Having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
Attributes	ill-natured	Having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
Part of	personality	The complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
Narrower	animality, animal nature	The physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect
	complexion	(obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament
	disposition, temperament	Your usual / usual mood
	sociality	The tendency to associate with others and to form social groups
Broader	trait	A distinguishing feature of your personal nature
Spanish	índole, naturaleza
Catalan	índole, naturalesa, natura

English > *nature*: 5 senses > noun 5, cognition
Meaning	A particular type of thing.
Examples	"he's interested in trains and things of that nature" "matters of a personal nature"
Broader	type	A subdivision of a particular kind of thing

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