Noun
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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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the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
"it is his nature to help others"
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the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
"they tried to preserve nature as they found it"
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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"
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the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
"it is the nature of fire to burn"
"the true nature of jealousy"