NATURE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person’’s characteristic actions and reactions
   Usage Example(s)
   • it is his nature to help others
   Hypernyms(s) nature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • trait (what does trait mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • animality (what does animality mean?)
   • animal nature (what does animal nature mean?)
   • disposition (what does disposition mean?)
   • temperament (what does temperament mean?)
   • complexion (what does complexion mean?)
   • sociality (what does sociality mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • good-natured (what does good-natured mean?)
   • ill-natured (what does ill-natured mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
   Usage Example(s)
   • it is the nature of fire to burn
   • the true nature of jealousy
   Hypernyms(s) nature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a particular type of thing
   Usage Example(s)
   • problems of this type are very difficult to solve
   • he’’s interested in trains and things of that nature
   • matters of a personal nature
   Hypernyms(s) nature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • type (what does type mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
   Usage Example(s)
   • they tried to preserve nature as they found it
   Hypernyms(s) nature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • universe (what does universe mean?)
   • existence (what does existence mean?)
   • creation (what does creation mean?)
   • world (what does world mean?)
   • cosmos (what does cosmos mean?)
   • macrocosm (what does macrocosm mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
   Usage Example(s)
   • the laws of nature
   • nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women
   Hypernyms(s) nature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • causal agent (what does causal agent mean?)
   • cause (what does cause mean?)
   • causal agency (what does causal agency mean?)