nature [ 'neitʃə] n.大自然；本性；性质
by nature 生性，本性上
in nature 性质上；实际上
in the nature of 具有…的性质的
in nature 本质上
in nature
本质上
nature ['neitʃə] n. 自然, 性质,种类
nature ['neitʃə] 性质
人之初,性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.
无为而治 govern by doing nothing that is against nature; govern by non-interference
一大二公 (concerning the people's commune) large in size and collective in nature
自然保护区 natural reserve; nature preservation zone
人之初,性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.
quasi-judicial nature 类似司法的性质
My suggestions to deal with the problem are as follows. To begin with, it is urgent to create nature reserves. Secondly, certain rare wild animals that are going to be extinct should be collected, fed and reproduced artificially. Finally, those who hunter them must be punished severely.
我对解决这个问题的建议如下：首先，迫在眉睫的是建立自然保护区。其次，有些濒临灭绝的珍稀野生动物应该收捕、人工喂养并繁殖。最后，对于捕猎珍稀野生动物的人必须严惩。
国际保护自然资源联盟 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success.
人人都能同情朋友的痛苦，然而共享朋友的成功需要非常优良的品性。
Nature is by no means inferior to art, and no works of art is not the imitation of various phenomena of nature.
自然绝对不低于艺术，艺术作品无一不是对种种自然现象的模仿。
I have observed that only those plants in nature which are strongest survive and reproduce themselves. It seems to me that hardiness is the chief essential for success.
我观察到，自然界中只有最强壮的植物才能存活并繁衍。看来坚韧是成功的基本要素。
Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.
一成不变违反自然、违反生命，能够做到完全始终如一的只有死人。
This report about the effect of modernization on human nature is well worth reading.
这份关于现代化对于人性影响的报告很值得一读。
sb.'s inward nature
某人的内在本质
His nature is a combination of strength and kindness.
他的性格柔中寓刚。
He has a violent nature.
他性情很暴躁。
nature reserve: an area of land or water kept for nature protection
自然保护区
She is shy by nature and shrinks from any stranger.
她生性羞怯，怕见生人。
Before you enter into an agreement of this nature, you should read the agreement carefully.
在签署这类协议之前, 你应该仔细看一下协议内容。
It goes against my nature to get up early in the morning.
早上早起违背了我的本性。
We now come to realize that the idea that man should dominate nature rather than live in harmony with it is wrong.
我们现在逐渐意识到，人应征服自然而不与它和睦相处的观点是错误的。
Given the nature of government and private employers, it seems most likely that discrimination by private employers would be greater.
根据政府和私人雇主的性质来看，私人雇主更有可能采取歧视。
Quite apart from the logistic problems, there existed a well-established tradition in Britain which refused to repatriate against their will people who found themselves in British hands and the nature of whose reception by their own government was, to say the least, dubious.
除了逻辑推理问题之外，在英国存在一种悠久的拒绝遣送违反他们意志的人们的传统，这些人们发现他们处于英国政府的掌握，而这种政府接受的本质却不确定的。
Great comic artists assume that truth may bear all lights, and thus they seek to accentuate contradictions in social action, not gloss over or transcend them by appeals to extrasocial symbols of divine ends, cosmic purpose, or laws of nature.
大喜剧家们认为真理需要各种启示，因此他们开始强调社会活动中的各种矛盾，而不是掩饰或者通过非社会象征的神圣结局和喜剧目的、自然规律来超越它。
Fallois proposed that Proust had tried to begin a novel in 1908, abandoned it for what was to be a long demonstration of Saint-Beure’s blindness to the real nature of great writing, found the essay giving rise to personal memories and fictional developments, and allowed these to take over in a steadily developing novel.
Fallois提出Proust 1908年就开始写小说了，因为Saint-Beure对于写作的真实性质的忽视，他把小说放置了。后来开始流行个人回忆录和科幻小说，这些东西和小说一起稳步地发展。
He enjoys the liberties hard won over centuries by the alliance of philosophic genius and political heroism, consecrated by the blood of martyrs; he is provided with comport and leisure by the most productive economy ever known to mankind; science has penetrated the secrets of nature in order to provide him with the marvellous, life like electronic sound and image reproductions he is enjoying.
他享受着数世纪来哲学天才和政治英雄们联合取得的自由，这是被烈士的鲜血神圣化了的自由；着人类有史以来最发达的经济提供的舒适与休闲；科学解开了自然的奥秘，使他能享受神奇逼真的音响和影像效果。
These ads were strategically placed among family-oriented TV shows and programs involving nature and America in order to most effectively reach target audiences.
这些广告被放置在面向家庭的与自然和美国有关的电视节目里面,以便最有效的接触到目标观众
We enjoyed the beauty of nature.
我们欣赏大自然的美。
It's only human nature to want a comfortable life.
想过舒适的生活不过是普通人的本性。
He has a mild nature.
他的性格温和。
Nature is at its best in spring.
春天里万物欣欣向荣。
It's her nature to be generous.
慷慨大方是她的天性。
That seems quite soon considering the nature of the product and shipping time.
考虑到产品的性质和运输时间那看来太快了。
Such is human nature, that man like money women like beauty.
这就是人类的本性--男人爱钱，女人爱美。
Such is human nature, that man always desire to earn more money.
人总有想挣到更多的钱的欲望，这就是人类的本性。
Custom is a second nature.
习惯是第二天性。
Habit is second nature.
习惯成自然。
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.
人总不免要犯错误，只有蠢人才坚持不改。
It is the nature of folly to see the faults of others and forget his own.
愚蠢的本质是只看到别人的错处而忘却了自己的过失。
Man will conquer nature.
人定胜天。
Nature abhors a vacuum.
自然界里是没有真空的。
Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue, to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak.
天赋我们两耳，两眼，一张嘴巴，归根到底该多听，多看，少说话。
Nature is the glass reflecting truth.
大自然是反应真理的一面镜子。
Nature teaches us to love our friends but religion our enemies.
自然教我们爱朋友，宗教却教我们爱敌人。
Nature, time, and patience are the three great physicians.
自然，时间和耐心，是三大伟大的医生。
Nature will have its course.
天行其道。
The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature.
爱美是所有健康人天性中的一个重要部分。
The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature.
江山易改，本性难易。
Though you cast out nature with a fork, it will still return.
本性难移。
Use is a second nature.
习惯成自然。
We cannot wait for favors from nature; we must take them from her-- that is our task.
Ivan V.Michurin, Russian agronomist
我们不能等待大自然的恩赐，我们必须向她索取——这就是我们的任务。
俄国家艺学家米丘林I.V
I want to bring out the secrets of nature and apply them for the hap-piness of man. I don't know of any better service to offer for the short time we are in the world.
Thomas Edison, American inventor
我想揭示大自然的秘密，用来造福人类。我认为，在我们的短暂一生中，最好的贡献莫过于此了。
美国发明家爱迪生.T.
The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature.
John Ruskin, British writer and critic
爱美是健康人天性的重要组成部分。
英国作家、批评家罗斯金.J.
True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise.
Joseph Addison, British writer
真正的幸福不显出露水，它摈弃浮华和喧嚣。
英国作家艾迪生.J.
Envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody's nature.
Oscar Wilde, British dramatist
嫉妒是很可怕的东西，它会毁坏人的天性。
英国剧作家王尔德.O.
The family is one of nature's masterpieses.
George Santayana, American Philosopher and poet
家庭是大自然创造的杰作之一。
美国哲学家、诗人桑塔亚那.G.
All things are artificial , for nature is the art of God.
Sir Thomas Brown, British physician
一切都是人造的，连大自然也是上帝的杰作。
英国医生布朗爵士。.T.
In nature there are no rewards or punishments; there are consequences.
Horacel Annexley Vachell,British writer
自然界中没有奖赏和惩罚，只有因果报应。
英国作家瓦谢尔H A
The laws of Nature, that is to say the laws of God, plainly made every human being a law unto himself, we must steadfastly refuse to obey those laws, and we must as steadfastly stand by the conventions which ignore them , since the statutes furnish us peace, fairly good government and stability, and therefore are better for us than the laws of God, which would soon plunge us into confusion and disorder and anarchy if we should adopt them.
Mark Twain, American writer
自然法即神灵法，只是用来约束每一个个体的法律，我们必须坚定地拒绝遵守。我们应该坚定地遵守忽视神灵法的规章制度，因为规章制度赋予我们和平、比较好的政府和稳定，因而对我们来说，规章制度比神灵法更好，因为如果我们采用神灵法的话，他会将我们陷入迷惑、无序和无政府状态。
美国作家马克?吐温
Art is the object of feeling , and the subject of nature.
S.K.langer, American philosopher and educator
艺术是情感的客观表现。也是本性的主观反映。
美国哲学家、教育家兰格S K
Art is the right hand of nature. The latter only gave us being, but the former made us men .
Friedrich Schiller, German poet
艺术是自然的右手。自然只让我们存在，而艺术创造我们的人类。
德国诗人席勒F
The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature.
John Ruskin, American writer and critic
爱美是健康人性的重要组成部分。
美国作家、批评家罗斯金J
@@@ 从容, 镇静
calm down 平静下来; 镇定下来
clear the air 消除愤怒、误解或混乱
cool down/off 变凉爽; 使冷静
good nature 好脾气
keep one's head 保持镇静
take one's time 不急不忙, 从容进行
@@@ 好, 善, 美
all right 1.好(与OK的用法相同); 良好
2.毫无疑问地, 显然
be better off doing sth. 日子更好过, 处境更加佳
be good at 善于, 擅长于
by all means 一定; (表示答应)好的, 当然可以
change for the better 改进; 改善; 好转
cheer (sb.) up 使高兴, 使情绪好转
cope with 对付...; 妥善处理棘手之事
do a good job 干得出色, 干得好
do well 做得好, 进展得好
excel in 擅长
fawn on 讨好, 奉承
fine arts 美术
for the better 好转, 向好的方向发展
for the good of 为了对...有好处; 为了...的利益
get/be ready for 准备好
get ... right 把...做好, 把...弄对
get off the ground (指活动、事业等)顺利开始
get set 准备好开始
go well 事情顺利进行
good nature 好脾气
good temper 好心情
had better do sth. 最好还是; 应该
have (sth.) in mind 考虑好; 打算
have a heart of gold 好心肠
hit it off 相处得很好; 合得来
if only 要是...就好了(用以表示对现时或未来的愿望)
in a good mood 心情好, 高兴
in good condition 状态良好
in shape 1.在外形上
2.处于良好状态, 健康
make the best of 善处(逆境); 尽量做好
pay off 1.证明是成功的; 做...是有好处的或值得的
2.还清(债款)
prepare for 准备好, 做...打算
put away 1.把...收起来, 放好
2.存储以备他日之需, 积攒
set the stage for sth. 为某事做好准备或创造条件
superior to 好于, 优于; 高于
take a rain check (on sth.) 谢绝一番好意, 但答应日后接受
think much of 高度评价; 认为不错
too good to be true 太好以致于不现实, 令人难以置信
with flying colors 出色地
I feel the call of nature 内急;急于上厕所
let nature take its course 顺其自然
- bury one's head in the sand 逃避现实
The environmental pollution is getting worse and worse. We can't bury our head in the sand, or the nature will punish us.
W.P.A coverage is too narrow for a shipment of this nature, please extend the coverage to include TPND.
针对这种性质的货物只保水渍险是不够的，请加保偷盗提货不成险。
The F.P.A. doesn't cover partial loss of the nature of particular average.
平安险不包括单独海损性质的部分损失。
本性 nature; self; essentiality
本性 [běn xìng] /natural instincts/nature/inherent quality/
本质 [běn zhì] /essence/nature/innate character/intrinsic quality/
大自然 [dà zì rán] /nature (as in Mother Nature)/
定性 [dìng xìng] /(v) establish the chemical makeup of a compound/(v) determine the nature of a criminal/
法定 [fǎ dìng] /(adj) legal; of a legal nature/
和善 [hé shàn] /good-natured/
老实巴交 [lǎo shí bā jiāo] /honest/good natured/
融合 [róng hé] /a mixture/an amalgam/welding together/be in harmony with (nature)/harmonize with/fit in/
神仙 [shén xiān] /(n) a supernatural or immortal being (i.e. fairy, elf, leprechaun)/(n) anyone who is lighthearted in nature/
天籁 [tiān lài] /sounds of nature/
心眼好 [xīn yǎn hǎo] /well-intentioned/good-natured/kind-hearted/
性 [xìng] /sex/nature/surname/suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity/
性格 [xìng gé] /nature/disposition/temperament/character/
性情 [xìng qing ] /nature/temperament/
性质 [xìng zhì] /nature/characteristic/
彝 [yí] /normal nature of man/rule/
原性 [yuán xìng] /original nature/
质 [zhì] /hostage/substance/nature/quality/
自然 [zì rán] /nature/natural/naturally/
自然界 [zì rán jiè] /nature/the natural world/
For us, this means that evolution is over; the biological Utopia has arrived. Strangely, it has involved little physical change.
对我们来说，这意味着进化已经结束；生物学上的乌托邦已经降临。奇怪的是，这一过程几乎丝毫没有牵涉到身体上的变化，
No other species fills so many places in nature.
没有其他物种充斥着自然中如此多的空间。
They jury agreed that the nature of the game, not the helmet, was the reason for the athlete's injury.
陪审团也认为造成该运动员受伤的是这项运动本身的危险性，而不是头盔。
Rather, we have a certain conception of the American citizen, a character who is incomplete if he cannot competently assess how his livelihood and happiness are affected by things outside of himself.
我们更应该具有的是作为美国公民的某种观念，即他必须准确判断自身的生活和幸福是如何受到外界影响的，否则他的公民特征就是不完整的。
But this was not always the case; before it was legally required for all children to attend school until a certain age, it was widely accepted that some were just not equipped by nature to pursue this kind of education.
但是情况并不总是如此；在法律要求所有儿童必须上学至一定年龄之前，人们普遍认为有些儿童天生就适合接受这种教育。
His mind was ready for the unpredictable.
他的思想在准备思考不可预测的事。
Unpredicability is part of the essential nature of research.
不可预测性是科学研究不可或缺的一个重要特征。
If you don't have unpredictable things, you don't have research.
如果没有不可预测现象的产生就无所谓科学研究了。
Scientists tend to forget this when writing their cut and dried reports for the technical journals, but history is filled with examples of it.
科学家们在为科学杂志撰写千篇一律的报告时常常忘记这一点，而历史上这样的例子却比比皆是。
One place where children soak up A characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution.
让孩子吸收A型性格的一个地方是学校。学校，就其本质而言，是高度竞争的机构。
{adj: German, Germanic, Teutonic} of a more or less German nature; somewhat German
"Germanic peoples"
"his Germanic nature"
"formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness"
{adj: abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective} not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
"a large abstract painting"
{adj: abstractive} of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting
"abstractive analysis"
{adj: accordant} being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'
"a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy
<-> discordant
{adj: adscititious} supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing
"adscititious vowels"
{adj: agreeable} conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
"Is the plan agreeable to you?"
"he's an agreeable fellow"
"My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me"- Disraeli
"an agreeable manner"
<-> disagreeable
{adj: alien, foreign} not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
"an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"
"the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"
"jealousy is foreign to her nature"
{adj: angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet} having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
"an angelic smile"
"a cherubic face"
"looking so seraphic when he slept"
"a sweet disposition"
{adj: animal} of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from an animal or animals
"the animal kingdom"
"animal instincts"
"animal fats"
<-> vegetable, mineral
{adj: apropos} of an appropriate or pertinent nature
<-> malapropos
{adj: artificial, unreal} contrived by art rather than nature
"artificial flowers"
"artificial flavoring"
"an artificial diamond"
"artificial fibers"
"artificial sweeteners"
<-> natural
{adj: asymptotic} relating to or of the nature of an asymptote
"an asymptotic function"
{adj: backward} (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
"a backward lover"
<-> forward
{adj: basic} of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
{adj: battleful, bellicose, combative} having or showing a ready disposition to fight
"bellicose young officers"
"a combative impulse"
"a contentious nature"
{adj: beastly, bestial, brute, brutish} resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
"beastly desires"
"a bestial nature"
"brute force"
"a dull and brutish man"
"bestial treatment of prisoners"
{adj: benign, benignant} pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
"a benign smile"
"the benign sky"
"the benign influence of pure air"
<-> malign
{adj: biblical} in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people
"biblical styles in writing"
"a beard of biblical proportions"
"biblical costumes"
{adj: blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, light-hearted} carefree and happy and lighthearted
"was loved for her blithe spirit"
"a merry blithesome nature"
"her lighthearted nature"
"trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
{adj: bluff} bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
"a bluff but pleasant manner"
"a bluff and rugged natural leader"
{adj: breezy} fresh and animated
"her breezy nature"
{adj: candid, open, heart-to-heart} openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
"his candid eyes"
"an open and trusting nature"
"a heart-to-heart talk"
{adj: changed} made or become different in nature or form
"changed attitudes"
"changed styles of dress"
"a greatly changed country after the war"
<-> unchanged
{adj: changeless, constant, invariant, unvarying} persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature
"maintained a constant temperature"
"principles of unvarying validity"
{adj: cheerful} being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
"her cheerful nature"
"a cheerful greeting"
"a cheerful room"
"as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"
<-> cheerless
{adj: clear} clear to the mind
"a clear and present danger"
"a clear explanation"
"a clear case of murder"
"a clear indication that she was angry"
"gave us a clear idea of human nature"
<-> unclear
{adj: conceivable} within the bounds of what may be conceived within the framework of nature
"a cure is still conceivable"
{adj: conceptional, ideational, notional} being of the nature of a notion or concept
"a plan abstract and conceptional"
"to improve notional comprehension"
"a notional response to the question"
{adj: congenial} suitable to your needs or similar to your nature
"a congenial atmosphere to work in"
"two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock
<-> uncongenial
{adj: connate, cognate} related in nature
"connate qualities"
{adj: connatural} similar in nature
"and mix with our connatural dust"- John Milton
{adj: consonantal} relating to or having the nature of a consonant
{adj: contrary} very opposed in nature or character or purpose
"acts contrary to our code of ethics"
"the facts point to a contrary conclusion"
{adj: convivial, good-time} occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
"a convivial atmosphere at the reunion"
"a woman of convivial nature"
"he was a real good-time Charlie"
{adj: criminal, felonious} involving or being or having the nature of a crime
"a criminal offense"
"criminal abuse"
"felonious intent"
{adj: critical, decisive} forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
"a critical point in the campaign"
"the critical test"
{adj: cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying} of an obscure nature
"the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"
"a deep dark secret"
"the inscrutable workings of Providence"
"in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson
"rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"
{adj: crystalline} consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
"granite is crystalline"
<-> noncrystalline
{adj: cynical, misanthropic, misanthropical} believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
{adj: daedal} complex and ingenious in design or function
"the daedal hand of nature"
{adj: declarative, declaratory, asserting} relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
<-> interrogative, interrogatory
{adj: deific} characterized by divine or godlike nature
{adj: denatured, denaturized, denaturised} changed in nature or natural quality
"denatured alcohol"
{adj: different} unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
"took different approaches to the problem"
"came to a different conclusion"
"different parts of the country"
"on different sides of the issue"
"this meeting was different from the earlier one"
<-> same
{adj: direct} similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
"a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"
<-> inverse
{adj: disbelieving, skeptical, sceptical, unbelieving} denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
"a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles"
{adj: distinct, distinguishable} (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality
"plants of several distinct types"
"the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"
"gold is distinct from iron"
"a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"
"management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees"
{adj: distortable} capable of having the meaning altered or twisted
"our words are distortable things--as in a crooked mirror held up to nature"
{adj: distrustful} having or showing distrust
"a man of distrustful nature"
"my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo
"vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson
<-> trustful
{adj: divine, godlike} being or having the nature of a god
"the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers"-J.G.Frazier
"the divine will"
"the divine capacity for love"
"'Tis wise to learn; 'tis God-like to create"-J.G.Saxe
{adj: dreamy, moony, woolgathering} dreamy in mood or nature
"a woolgathering moment"
{adj: earthy} not far removed from or suggestive of nature
"the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"
"earthy smells of new-mown grass"
{adj: easy} free from worry or anxiety
"knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"
"an easy good-natured manner"
"by the time the chsild faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words"
<-> uneasy
{adj: endowed} provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
"an well-endowed college"
"endowed with good eyesight"
"endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"
<-> unendowed
{adj: equivocal, ambiguous} open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
"an equivocal statement"
"the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"
"the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"
"popularity is an equivocal crown"
"an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
<-> unequivocal
{adj: evil, vicious} having the nature of vice
{adj: exalted, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded} of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
"an exalted ideal"
"argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks
"a noble and lofty concept"
"a grand purpose"
{adj: exoteric} suitable for the general public
"writings of an exoteric nature"
<-> esoteric
{adj: experimental} of the nature of or undergoing an experiment
"an experimental drug"
{adj: fearful, timorous, trepid} timid by nature or revealing timidity
"timorous little mouse"
"in a timorous tone"
"cast fearful glances at the large dog"
{adj: fiduciary, fiducial} relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
"a fiduciary contract"
"in a fiduciary capacity"
"fiducial power"
{adj: forgiving} inclined or able to forgive and show mercy
"a kindly forgiving nature"
"a forgiving embrace to the naughty child"
<-> unforgiving
{adj: formulary} of or relating to or of the nature of a formula
{adj: fundamental, profound} far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
"the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"
"the book underwent fundamental changes"
"committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"
"profound social changes"
{adj: fungible} of goods or commodities; freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation
{adj: gentle} having or showing a kindly or tender nature
"the gentle touch of her hand"
"her gentle manner was comforting"
"a gentle sensitive nature"
"gentle blue eyes"
{adj: good-natured} having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
"too good-natured to resent a little criticism"
"the good-natured policeman on our block"
"the sounds of good-natured play"
<-> ill-natured
{adj: grave, sedate, sober, solemn} dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
"a grave God-fearing man"
"a quiet sedate nature"
"as sober as a judge"
"a solemn promise"
"the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
{adj: heterogeneous, heterogenous} consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
"the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"
<-> homogeneous
{adj: homiletic, homiletical} of the nature of a homily or sermon
{adj: homogeneous, homogenous} all of the same or similar kind or nature
"a close-knit homogeneous group"
<-> heterogeneous
{adj: hospitable} disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
"a good-natured and hospitable man"
"a hospitable act"
"hospitable invitations"
<-> inhospitable
{adj: human} characteristic of humanity
"human nature"
{adj: ill-natured} having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
<-> good-natured
{adj: illusive, illusory} based on or having the nature of an illusion
"illusive hopes of finding a better job"
"Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy"
{adj: immanent} of qualities that are spread throughout something
"ambition is immanent in human nature"
"we think of God as immanent in nature"
{adj: immutable, changeless} not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature
"the view of that time was that all species were immutable, created by God"
<-> mutable
{adj: implicit in, inherent, underlying} in the nature of something though not readily apparent
"shortcomings inherent in our approach"
"an underlying meaning"
{adj: implicit, inexplicit} implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
"an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"
"there was implicit criticism in his voice"
"anger was implicit in the argument"
"the oak is implicit in the acorn"
<-> explicit
{adj: inactive} not active physically or mentally
"illness forced him to live an inactive life"
"dreamy and inactive by nature"
<-> active
{adj: inapposite, out of place} of an inappropriate or misapplied nature
{adj: incidental, incident} (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
"incidental expenses"
"the road will bring other incidental advantages"
"extra duties incidental to the job"
"labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"
"confusion incidental to a quick change"
<-> basic
{adj: inconvertible, untransmutable} not capable of being changed into something else
"the alchemists were unable to accept the inconvertible nature of elemental metals"
{adj: indeterminate} of uncertain or ambiguous nature
"the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists"
{adj: inferential, illative} relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
"the illative faculty of the mind"
{adj: informational} relating to or having the nature of information
{adj: interrogative, interrogatory, asking} relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
<-> declarative, declaratory
{adj: intimate, knowledgeable, versed} thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
"this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson
"knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read
{adj: intrinsic, intrinsical} belonging to a thing by its very nature
"form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey
<-> extrinsic
{adj: inverse, reverse} reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
{adj: inverse} opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
"a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)"
<-> direct
{adj: kind} having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
"kind to sick patients"
"a kind master"
"kind words showing understanding and sympathy"
"thanked her for her kind letter"
<-> unkind
{adj: legendary} so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend
"the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers"
{adj: lubricious, lustful, prurient, salacious} characterized by lust
"eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"
"her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"
"prurient literature"
"prurient thoughts"
"a salacious rooster of a little man"
{adj: majuscular} of the nature of a majuscule or written in majuscules
{adj: malapropos} of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature
<-> apropos
{adj: malicious} having the nature of or resulting from malice
"malicious gossip"
"took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
<-> unmalicious
{adj: malign} evil or harmful in nature or influence
"prompted by malign motives"
"believed in witches and malign spirits"
"gave him a malign look"
"a malign lesion"
<-> benign
{adj: mathematical} of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics
"a mathematical textbook"
"slide rules and other mathematical instruments"
"a mathematical solution to a problem"
"mathematical proof"
{adj: metaphysical} pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics
"metaphysical philosophy"
{adj: mimetic} characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis
"a mimetic dance"
"the mimetic presentation of images"
{adj: multiform} occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances
"the multiform universe of nature and man"- John Dewey
<-> uniform
{adj: mutable, changeable} capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
"a mutable substance"
"the mutable ways of fortune"
"mutable weather patterns"
"a mutable foreign policy"
<-> immutable
{adj: mythic} relating to or having the nature of myth
"a novel of almost mythic consequence"
{adj: native} as found in nature in the elemental form
"native copper"
{adj: naturally occurring} existing by nature and without artificial aid
"one of the 93 naturally occurring chemical elements"
{adj: natural} existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
"a perfectly natural explanation"
<-> supernatural
{adj: natural} existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
"a natural pearl"
"natural gas"
"natural silk"
"natural blonde hair"
"a natural sweetener"
"natural fertilizers"
<-> artificial
{adj: natural} in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
"a very natural development"
"our natural environment"
"natural science"
"natural resources"
"natural cliffs"
"natural phenomena"
<-> unnatural
{adj: nice} pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
"what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith
"nice manners"
"a nice dress"
"a nice face"
"a nice day"
"had a nice time at the party"
"the corn and tomatoes are nice today"
<-> nasty
{adj: nonmoral} lying outside the bounds of morals or ethics
"imagination is of its nature nonmoral"
"infants are nonmoral"
{adj: nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental} existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
"find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
{adj: nonrepresentational} of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature;
<-> representational
{adj: opposite} altogether different in nature or quality or significance
"the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"
"it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade
{adj: organic} simple and healthful and close to nature
"an organic lifestyle"
{adj: ovine} of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep
{adj: ovular} being or of the nature of an ovule
{adj: pacific, peaceable} disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature
"the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force"
"a quiet and peaceable person"
"in a peaceable and orderly manner"
{adj: paralytic, paralytical} relating to or of the nature of paralysis
"paralytic symptoms"
{adj: parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking} of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
"a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"
"parasitic vines that strangle the trees"
"bloodsucking blackmailer"
"his indolent leechlike existence"
{adj: parliamentary} relating to or having the nature of a parliament
"parliamentary reform"
"a parliamentary body"
{adj: paroxysmal} accompanied by or of the nature of paroxysms
{adj: passionless} not passionate
"passionless observation of human nature"
<-> passionate
{adj: peaty} of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat
{adj: petitionary} of the nature of or expressing a petition
"the petitionary procedure had a quality of indecisiveness"
{adj: photographic} representing people or nature with the exactness and fidelity of a photograph
{adj: plastic, pliant} capable of being influenced or formed
"the plastic minds of children"
"a pliant nature"
{adj: proteinaceous} relating to or of the nature of protein
{adj: providential} relating to or characteristic of providence
"assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan"- M.R.Cohen
{adj: psychological} mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
"give psychological support"
"psychological warfare"
{adj: reducible} capable of being reduced
"reducible to a set of principles of human nature"- Edmund Wilson
<-> irreducible
{adj: remote} far apart in nature
"considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
{adj: retaliatory, relatiative, retributive, retributory, vindicatory} of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
"retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"
{adj: revengeful, vindictive, vengeful} disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
"more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare
"punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen
{adj: revolutionary} relating to or having the nature of a revolution
"revolutionary wars"
"the Revolutionary era"
{adj: same} unchanged in character or nature
"the village stayed the same"
"his attitude is the same as ever"
{adj: scandent} used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb
"plants of a creeping or scandent nature"
{adj: sleety} consisting of or of the nature of frozen or partially frozen rain
{adj: spatial, spacial} pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space
"the first dimension to concentrate on is the spatial one"
"spatial ability"
"spatial awareness"
"the spatial distribution of the population"
<-> nonspatial
{adj: spirituous, spiritous} containing or of the nature of alcohol
"spiritous beverages"
"spirituous liquors"
{adj: stipendiary} pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance
"stipendiary funds"
{adj: stomatal, stomatous} relating to or of the nature of or having a mouth or mouthlike opening
{adj: substantival} of or relating to or having the nature or function of a substantive (i.e. a noun or noun equivalent)
"a substantival constituent"
{adj: supernatural} not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material
"supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
<-> natural
{adj: superstitious} showing ignorance or the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
"finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin"
{adj: synthetic, synthetical} involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis
"limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch
<-> analytic
{adj: tortious} of or pertaining to the nature of a tort
"tortious acts"
{adj: tropical} characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense
{adj: tubercular} pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle
"a tubercular process for the attachment of a ligament or muscle"
{adj: unappreciative} not feeling or expressing gratitude
"unappreciative of nature's bounty"
{adj: unflurried, unflustered, unperturbed, unruffled} free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
"the waiters were unflurried and good natured"
"with contented mind and unruffled spirit"- Anthony Trollope
{adj: unmusical, nonmusical, dissonant} not musical in nature
"the unmusical cry of the bluejay"
<-> musical
{adj: unnatural} not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
"an unnatural death"
"the child's unnatural interest in death"
<-> natural
{adj: unregenerate, unregenerated} not reformed morally or spiritually
"unregenerate human nature"
"unregenerate conservatism"
<-> regenerate
{adj: unsociable} not inclined to society or companionship
"an unsociable nature...shy and reserved"
"generally unsociable except with intimate friends"
"unsociable behavior"
"an unsociable neighborhood"
<-> sociable
{adj: urbanized, urbanised} made urban in nature; taking on urban characteristics
"the urbanized Eastern states"
{adj: usufructuary} of or relating to the nature of a usufruct
{adj: utopian} characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection
"the dim utopian future"
"utopian idealists"
"recognized the utopian nature of his hopes"
<-> dystopian
{adj: valued} held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
"a valued friend"
{adj: varying, variable} marked by diversity or difference
"the varying angles of roof slope"
"nature is infinitely variable"
{adj: vegetable} of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from plants
"decaying vegetable matter"
<-> mineral, animal
{adj: verminous} of the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive
{adj: vowellike} having characteristics of a vowel sound
"the vowellike nature of `r'"
{adj: zonal, zonary} relating to or of the nature of a zone
"the zonal frontier"
{adv: artificially, unnaturally, by artificial means} not according to nature; not by natural means
"artificially induced conditions"
<-> naturally
{adv: basically, fundamentally, essentially, in essence, au fond} at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
"He is basically dishonest"
"the argument was essentially a technical one"
"for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"
{adv: crossly, grouchily, grumpily} in an ill-natured manner
"she looked at her husband crossly"
{adv: good-naturedly} in a good-natured manner
{adv: indeterminably} in an indeterminable manner
"their relationship was of an indeterminably vague nature"
{adv: intrinsically, per se, as such, in and of itself} with respect to its inherent nature
"this statement is interesting per se"
{adv: naturally, by nature} through inherent nature
"he was naturally lazy"
{adv: naturally} according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help
"naturally grown flowers"
<-> artificially
{adv: placidly} in a placid and good-natured manner
"I put the questions, and she answered them placidly"
{adv: precariously} in a precarious manner
"being a precariously dominant minority is a difficult position for human nature to cope with"
{adv: snappishly} in an ill-natured and snappish manner
"`Don't talk to me now,' she said snappishly"
{adv: tetchily} in an ill-natured and tetchy manner
"`Are you sure?' he asked her tetchily"
{adv: unmistakably} without possibility of mistake
"this watercolor is unmistakably a synthesis of nature"
{n: Aerobacter, genus Aerobacter} aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature
{n: Arjuna} (Hindu mythology) the warrior prince in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God
{n: Baal} any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
{n: Balder, Baldr} (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth
{n: Bhagavad-Gita, Bhagavadgita, Gita} (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
{n: Cezanne, Paul Cezanne} French Post-impressionist painter who influenced modern art (especially cubism) by stressing the structural components latent in nature (1839-1906)
{n: Chalcedon, Council of Chalcedon} the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ
{n: Compton, Arthur Compton, Arthur Holly Compton} United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)
{n: Cowper, William Cowper} English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800)
{n: Cybele, Dindymene, Great Mother, Magna Mater, Mater Turrita} great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
{n: Darsana} (from the Sanskrit word for `to see') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on the nature of reality and the release from bondage to karma
{n: Fomor, Fomorian} one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature
{n: Grand Guignol} a play of a macabre or horrific nature
{n: Hinduism, Hindooism} a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
{n: Jovian planet, gas giant} any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)
{n: Kami} one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)
{n: Maxwell, J. C. Maxwell, James Clerk Maxwell} Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)
{n: Monophysitism} a Christian heresy of the 5th and 6th centuries that challenged the orthodox definition of the two natures (human and divine) in Jesus and instead believed there was a single divine nature
{n: Monothelitism} the theological doctrine that Christ had only one will even though he had two natures (human and divine); condemned as heretical in the Third Council of Constantinople
{n: Pauling, Linus Pauling, Linus Carl Pauling} United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994)
{n: Powys, John Cowper Powys} British writer of novels about nature; one of three literary brothers (1872-1963)
{n: Pseudepigrapha} 52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in nature
{n: Romanticism, Romantic Movement} a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
"Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality"
<-> classicism
{n: Rudra} father of the storm gods Marut; controller of nature; sometimes identified with Siva
{n: Shinto, Shintoism} the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors
{n: Upanishad} a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions
"the Vedanta philosophy developed from the pantheistic views of the Upanishads"
{n: Wicca} the polytheistic nature religion of modern witchcraft whose central deity is a mother goddess; claims origins in pre-Christian pagan religions of western Europe
{n: affinity, kinship} a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
"found a natural affinity with the immigrants"
"felt a deep kinship with the other students"
"anthropology's kinship with the humanities"
{n: agape, agape love} selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)
{n: animalism} the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature
{n: animality, animal nature} the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect
{n: anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis} the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
{n: appreciation, grasp, hold} understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
"he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
{n: belligerence, belligerency} hostile or warlike attitude or nature
{n: bluffness} good-natured frankness
{n: breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing} helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
"they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
{n: calcium carbonate} a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone
{n: conviviality, joviality} a jovial nature
{n: cosmology} the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe
{n: demonstration, manifestation} a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)
"there were violent demonstrations against the war"
{n: diagnosis, diagnosing} identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
{n: disguise, camouflage} an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
"the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"
{n: document, written document, papers} writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
{n: ecclesiology} the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church
{n: ecotourism} tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature
{n: emotionality, emotionalism} emotional nature or quality
<-> unemotionality
{n: enzymology} the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes
{n: eon, aeon} (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
{n: esthete, aesthete} one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
{n: esthetician, aesthetician} a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
{n: euphuism} an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology
{n: fetishist} one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)
{n: fieriness} a passionate and quick-tempered nature
{n: genus Corynebacterium} the type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed in nature; the best known are parasites and pathogens of humans and domestic animals
{n: good nature} a cheerful, obliging disposition
<-> ill nature
{n: ground rule} (baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds
{n: hindsight} understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
"hindsight is always better than foresight"
{n: homogeneity, homogeneousness} the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature
"there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies"
<-> heterogeneity
{n: human nature} the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings
"a great observer of human nature"
{n: hypostasis, hypostasis of Christ} any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
{n: hypostasis} (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
{n: ill nature} a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition
<-> good nature
{n: imitation} the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
<-> formalism
{n: insight, sixth sense} grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
{n: interpreter} someone who uses art to represent something
"his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"
"she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles"
{n: invariance} the nature of a quantity or property or function that remains unchanged when a given transformation is applied to it
"the invariance of the configuration under translation"
{n: inwardness} preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
"Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch
<-> outwardness
{n: law, law of nature} a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
"the laws of thermodynamics"
{n: law, natural law} a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
{n: likeness, alikeness, similitude} similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
"man created God in his own likeness"
<-> dissimilitude, unlikeness
{n: line of heart, heart line, love line, mensal line} a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature
{n: maleficence, mischief, balefulness} the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
<-> beneficence
{n: manifestation} a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing
"a manifestation of disease"
{n: mark of Cain} the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature
{n: meditation, speculation} continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
"the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"
{n: mimesis} the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
{n: mineral} solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
{n: mystery, enigma, secret, closed book} something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
"how it got out is a mystery"
"it remains one of nature's secrets"
{n: natural process, natural action, action, activity} a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
"the action of natural forces"
"volcanic activity"
{n: natural resource, natural resources} resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
{n: natural virtue} (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence and justice and fortitude and temperance) derived from nature
{n: naturalization, naturalisation} the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
{n: nature study} the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level)
{n: nature worship} a system of religion that deifies and worships natural forces and phenomena
{n: nature} 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"
{n: nature} 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"
{n: nature} the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
"it is his nature to help others"
{n: nature} the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
"it is the nature of fire to burn"
"the true nature of jealousy"
{n: nature} the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
"they tried to preserve nature as they found it"
{n: nymph} (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
"the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
{n: ontology} the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
{n: operation, procedure} a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
"the operations in building a house"
"certain machine tool operations"
{n: paper tiger} the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual
"he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth"
{n: pathology} the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
{n: patience, forbearance, longanimity} good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
<-> impatience
{n: personality} the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
"their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"
"it is his nature to help others"
{n: pluralist} a philosopher who believes that no single explanation can account for all the phenomena of nature
{n: posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa} the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
{n: potassium, K, atomic number 19} a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
{n: quality, character, lineament} a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
"each town has a quality all its own"
"the radical character of our demands"
{n: rationale, principle} (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
"the rationale for capital punishment"
"the principles of internal-combustion engines"
{n: reality check} an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world
"this program is intended as a reality check for CEOs"
"after all those elaborate productions, I felt in need of a reality check"
{n: right} an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
"they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"
"Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt
"a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
{n: sandbagger} someone who deceives you about his true nature or intent in order to take advantage of you
{n: second nature} acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate
{n: sermon, discourse, preaching} an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
{n: set theory} the branch of pure mathematics that deals with the nature and relations of sets
{n: shrewishness} a nature given to nagging or scolding
{n: sort} a person of a particular character or nature
"what sort of person is he?"
"he's a good sort"
{n: spam, junk e-mail} unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)
{n: specification} (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention
{n: subterfuge, blind} something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
"he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"
"the holding company was just a blind"
{n: surface} a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something
"it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"
{n: suspicion, suspiciousness} being of a suspicious nature
"his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"
{n: taboo, tabu} a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
{n: technetium, Tc, atomic number 43} a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium
{n: terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act} the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
{n: theology, divinity} the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
{n: theosophy} a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul
{n: toxicologist} one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment
{n: toxicology} the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons
{n: trait} a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
{n: tungstic acid} an oxyacid of tungsten (often polymeric in nature) formed by neutralizing alkaline tungstate solutions
{n: unidentified flying object, UFO, flying saucer} an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
{n: vicissitude} mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)
{n: wild, natural state, state of nature} a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
"he lived in the wild"
"they collected mushrooms in the wild"
{n: wildness} an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature
<-> tameness
{v: begin, start} begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
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