WikiWord

nature

From WikiWord, the free dictionary

/ˈnæɪ̯tʃə/ English

Definitions

noun

  1. The natural world; that which consists of all things unaffected by or predating human technology, production, and design. (Compare ecosystem.)“Nature never lies (i.e. tells untruths).”
  2. The innate characteristics of a thing. What something will tend by its own constitution, to be or do. Distinct from what might be expected or intended.
  3. The summary of everything that has to do with biological, chemical and physical states and events in the physical universe.
  4. Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.

verb

  1. To endow with natural qualities.

Related words

Synonyms

Associated

Rhymes

References