nature
- noun
- /ˈneɪtʃər/
- Understanding the nature of the problem is crucial for finding a solution.
- understand the nature of
- determine the nature of
- the exact nature
I think that's just the nature of achievers.
- I think that's just the nature of achievers.
- That is part of the nature of communication.
- My material is by its very nature advancing the cause.
- You know, that's the nature of doing these kind of studies.
- This is just the nature of how one makes progress.
- But what, what is the nature of your regret on the brisket?
- And that's just the nature of of the quantum world.
- But does that really reflect the nature of reality?
- So that's a debate about the nature of the practice.
- But that is the nature of of of serving.
- Is that do you, does that change your view of nature of life here?
Examples
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Replication of this study is needed to more fully understand the nature of depression in this community.
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But does that really reflect the nature of reality?
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That is part of the nature of communication.
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Such is the nature of life as well.
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This is just the nature of how one makes progress.
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What is the nature of their conversation?
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Perhaps it's in the nature of television.
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The physical education teacher does not understand the nature of a student's disability.
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However, there were substantial differences in the nature of the categories produced by the two groups.
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Some fundamental insights on the nature of these producers have been provided by Gordon Winston.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
A trait that makes someone or something special
A quality of something, for example how it looks or works
A feature that makes something different from others
Idioms
Basic, often unpleasant features of a situation or person that are hard to change
Compounds
- NSFW
Strong natural urges and physical feelings in a person that come from the body not the mind
- Neologism
A quality that lets someone adapt well to different roles and situations
How Essential
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nature comes from the Latin word natura, meaning 'birth' or 'being born'. That idea of what is 'born' became the idea of a thing's usual qualities, so the 'nature' of something is its basic character or what it really is.