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nature

გამოთქმა: /ˈneɪtʃə/

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Universal
  • 1 [mass noun] the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations:the breathtaking beauty of nature
  • the physical force regarded as causing and regulating the phenomena of the world:it is impossible to change the laws of natureSee also Mother Nature.
  • 2the basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something:helping them to realize the nature of their problems there are a lot of other documents of that nature
  • the innate or essential qualities or character of a person or animal:it’s not in her nature to listen to advice I’m not violent by nature
  • [mass noun] inborn or hereditary characteristics as an influence on or determinant of personality. Often contrasted with nurture.
  • [with adjective] archaic a person of a specified character:Emerson was so much more luminous a nature

against nature

unnatural in a way perceived as immoral: is a father killing his son not an act against nature?

someone's better nature

a person’s capacity for tolerance, generosity, or sympathy:Charlotte planned to appeal to his better nature

the call of nature

used euphemistically to refer to a need to urinate or defecate.

from nature

(in art) using natural scenes or objects as models: I wanted to paint landscape directly from nature

get (or go) back to nature

return to the type of life (regarded as being in tune with nature) that existed before the development of industrial societies: we must get back to nature and question the use of anything which threatens the environment

in the nature of

having the characteristics of; similar to:a week at home would be in the nature of a holiday

in the nature of things

  • 1inevitable: it is in the nature of things that the majority of music prizes get set up for performers rather than composers
  • 2inevitably:in the nature of things, old people spend much more time indoors

in a state of nature

  • 1in a state unaffected by human intervention.
  • 2totally naked.
  • 3 Christian Theology in a morally unregenerate condition, unredeemed by divine grace.

the nature of the beast

informal the inherent and unchangeable character of something.

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