Someone's nature is their character, which they show by the way they behave. Jeya feels that her ambitious nature made her unsuitable for an arranged marriage She trusted people. That was her nature He was by nature affectionate. see also human nature
a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"
Biodiversity, landforms, geology, aquatic features and atmosphere together with the dynamic interactions between these components
The tell-tale word of the Enlightenment, the one that slips into every argument without challenge, and so the one with the most slippery meaning Nature is best understood according to what it is opposed to
as it refers to a person"it is his (or her) nature"a rather old term suggesting something inborn, inherent, fixed, and thus predictable See character, personality Close Window
A complex concept with several highly contested meanings Murray Bookchin points out that because many aboriginal peoples lives are so integrated with it, words that mean what we call 'Nature', are not easy to find, if they exist at all, in their languages
"From our point of view mind has for its presupposition Nature, of which it is the truth, and for that reason its absolute prius " Philosophy of Mind, § 381
The totality of ecological systems, environmental quality factors, and natural resources available for human use or susceptible to human impacts on planet Earth Key aspects of Nature in sustainability work include ecosystem health, biodiversity, environmental quality, the emission of pollutants, the aesthetics of natural scenery, land use, resource consumption and waste production patterns
a particular type of thing; "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature"