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Nov 7, 2009
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Synonyms for nature

Noun

1. nature, quality
usage: 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, causal agent, cause, causal agency
usage: 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, universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
usage: the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"
4. nature, trait
usage: 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, type
usage: 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"
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