Nature — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈeɪtʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈeɪtʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈeɪtʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈeɪtʃɚ/.

Examples

it is the nature of fire to burn
the true nature of jealousy
the laws of nature

Parts of Speech

noun	the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized “it is the nature of fire to burn”
noun	a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe “the laws of nature”
noun	the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc. “they tried to preserve nature as they found it”
noun	the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions “it is his nature to help others”
noun	a particular type of thing “problems of this type are very difficult to solve”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Natur

die wesentlichen Eigenschaften oder Merkmale, an denen etwas erkannt wird

🇪🇸Spanish

naturaleza

las cualidades o características esenciales por las que algo es reconocido

🇮🇹Italian

natura

le qualità o caratteristiche essenziali attraverso le quali qualcosa viene riconosciuto

🇳🇱Dutch

natuur

de essentiële kwaliteiten of kenmerken waaraan iets wordt herkend

🇵🇹Portuguese

natureza

as qualidades ou características essenciais pelas quais algo é reconhecido

🇷🇺Russian

природа

существенные качества или характеристики, по которым что-то узнается

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रकृति

वे आवश्यक गुण या विशेषताएँ जिनसे कोई चीज़ पहचानी जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রকৃতি

প্রয়োজনীয় গুণাবলী বা বৈশিষ্ট্য যার দ্বারা কিছু স্বীকৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

இயற்கை

ஏதாவது அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட அத்தியாவசிய குணங்கள் அல்லது பண்புகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రకృతి

ఏదైనా గుర్తించబడే ముఖ్యమైన లక్షణాలు లేదా లక్షణాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

निसर्ग

आवश्यक गुण किंवा वैशिष्ट्ये ज्याद्वारे काहीतरी ओळखले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રકૃતિ

આવશ્યક ગુણો અથવા લાક્ષણિકતાઓ જેના દ્વારા કંઈક ઓળખવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രകൃതി

എന്തെങ്കിലും തിരിച്ചറിയപ്പെടുന്ന അവശ്യ ഗുണങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സവിശേഷതകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁਦਰਤ

ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਗੁਣ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ ਜਿਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فطرت

ضروری خصوصیات یا خصوصیات جن کے ذریعہ کسی چیز کو پہچانا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自然

事物被认可的基本品质或特征

🇯🇵Japanese

自然

何かが認識されるための本質的な性質または特徴

🇰🇷Korean

자연

무언가가 인식되는 본질적인 특성이나 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiên nhiên

những phẩm chất hoặc đặc điểm thiết yếu mà một cái gì đó được công nhận

🇹🇭Thai

ธรรมชาติ

คุณสมบัติหรือลักษณะสำคัญที่บางสิ่งบางอย่างได้รับการยอมรับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

alam

kualitas atau karakteristik penting yang dengannya sesuatu dikenali

🇵🇭Filipino

kalikasan

ang mahahalagang katangian o katangian kung saan kinikilala ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

alam semula jadi

kualiti atau ciri penting yang membolehkan sesuatu dikenali

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طبيعة

الصفات أو الخصائص الأساسية التي يتم من خلالها التعرف على شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

طبیعت

کیفیت ها یا ویژگی های اساسی که توسط آنها چیزی تشخیص داده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

doğa

bir şeyin tanınmasını sağlayan temel nitelikler veya özellikler

🇮🇱Hebrew

טֶבַע

התכונות או המאפיינים המהותיים שלפיהם משהו מוכר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'nature'?

The primary meaning of 'nature' is 'the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'nature' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'nature' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'nature' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'nature' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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