nature
noun
[ ˈneɪtʃə ]
• 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"
Similar:
the natural world,
the living world,
Mother Nature,
creation,
the world,
the environment,
the earth,
Mother Earth,
the universe,
the cosmos,
natural forces,
wildlife,
flora and fauna,
countryside,
landscape,
scenery,
• the basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something.
• "helping them to realize the nature of their problems"
Similar:
essence,
sum and substance,
character,
identity,
complexion,
kind,
sort,
type,
variety,
description,
category,
ilk,
class,
classification,
species,
genre,
style,
cast,
order,
kidney,
mould,
stamp,
grain,
stripe,
Origin:
Middle English (denoting the physical power of a person): from Old French, from Latin natura ‘birth, nature, quality’, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci .
