nature meaning and definition

NATURE noun

Definition of nature (noun)

1. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
   • "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"
2. 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"
3. the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
   • "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"
4. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
   • "it is his nature to help others"
5. 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"