nature, n.
(natures)
freq. cnt. 65
(natures)
freq. cnt. 65
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 41 freq. cnt.: 41
nature
sample sentences
"it is the nature of fire to burn""the true nature of jealousy"
a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12
nature
sample sentences
"the laws of nature""nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"
semantic pointers
hypernym
the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
nature
sample sentences
"they tried to preserve nature as they found it"
semantic pointers
hypernym
the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
nature
sample sentences
"it is his nature to help others"
semantic pointers
attribute
hypernym
part holonym
hyponym
a particular type of thing
<noun.cognition>
nature
sample sentences
"problems of this type are very difficult to solve""he's interested in trains and things of that nature"
"matters of a personal nature"
semantic pointers
hypernym