Princeton's WordNet

1. nature(noun)

   the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

   "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"

2. nature(noun)

   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. nature(noun)

   the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.

   "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"

4. nature(noun)

   the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions

   "it is his nature to help others"

5. nature(noun)

   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"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. nature(noun)ˈneɪ tʃər

   all the living things in the world and the environment in which they exist

   the wonders of nature; one of nature's most beautiful sights

Wiktionary

1. nature(Noun)

   The natural world; consisting of all things unaffected by or predating human technology, production and design. e.g. the natural environment, virgin ground, unmodified species, laws of nature.

2. nature(Noun)

   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. nature(Noun)

   The summary of everything that has to do with biological, chemical and physical states and events in the physical universe.

4. nature(Verb)

   To endow with natural qualities.

5. Nature(ProperNoun)

   The sum of natural forces reified and considered as a sentient being, will, or principle.

Origin: From nature, from nature, from natura, future participle from perfect passive participle (g)natus (born), from deponent verb nasci + future participle suffix -urus. Replaced native Middle English cunde (from Old English gecynd), Middle English lund (from Old Norse lund), Middle English burthe (from Old English gebyrd and Old Norse *byrðr). More at kind.

Webster Dictionary

1. Nature(noun)

   the existing system of things; the world of matter, or of matter and mind; the creation; the universe

2. Nature(noun)

   the personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; -- often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence

3. Nature(noun)

   the established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect

4. Nature(noun)

   conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artifical, or forced, or remote from actual experience

5. Nature(noun)

   the sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being

6. Nature(noun)

   hence: Kind, sort; character; quality

7. Nature(noun)

   physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life

8. Nature(noun)

   natural affection or reverence

9. Nature(noun)

   constitution or quality of mind or character

10. Nature(verb)

    to endow with natural qualities

The Roycroft Dictionary

1. nature

   1. The Unseen Intelligence which loved us into being, and is disposing of us by the same token. 2. That which every one but a theologian understands, but which no one can define. 3. The Louvre of the Esthetic Eye; the abattoir of the Religious Eye; the charivari of the Ironic Eye. 4. The eternal Kishineff of an implacable God.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. nature

   See has the X nature.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. Nature

   The system of all phenomena in space and time; the totality of physical reality. It is both a scientific and philosophic concept appearing in all historic eras. (Webster 2d; Dr. James H. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)

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