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nature
Overview of noun nature
The noun nature has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (45) nature -- (the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy")
2. (12) 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")
3. (9) nature -- (the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it")
4. (3) nature -- (the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others")
5. 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")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nature
5 senses of nature
Sense 1
nature
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
nature
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
nature
=> universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
nature
=> trait
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
nature
=> type
=> kind, sort, form, variety
=> category
=> concept, conception, construct
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun nature
1 of 5 senses of nature
Sense 4
nature
=> animality, animal nature
=> disposition, temperament
=> complexion
=> sociality
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nature
5 senses of nature
Sense 1
nature
=> quality
Sense 2
nature
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
Sense 3
nature
=> universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
Sense 4
nature
=> trait
Sense 5
nature
=> type
Antonyms of noun nature
Member Holonyms of noun nature
Substance Holonyms of noun nature
Part Holonyms of noun nature
1 of 5 senses of nature
Sense 4
nature
PART OF: personality
Member Meronyms of noun nature
Substance Meronyms of noun nature
Part Meronyms of noun nature
1 of 5 senses of nature
Sense 1
nature
HAS PART: characteristic
Meronyms of noun nature
1 of 5 senses of nature
Sense 1
nature
HAS PART: characteristic
Holonyms of noun nature
1 of 5 senses of nature
Sense 4
nature
PART OF: personality
Attributes of noun nature
1 of 5 senses of nature
Sense 4
nature
=> good-natured (vs. ill-natured)
=> ill-natured (vs. good-natured)
Derived Forms of noun nature
Domain of noun nature
Domain Terms of noun nature
Familiarity of noun nature
nature used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun nature
5 senses of nature
Sense 1
nature
> quality
=> appearance, visual aspect
=> attraction, attractiveness
=> clearness, clarity, uncloudedness
=> opacity, opaqueness
=> divisibility
=> ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness
=> difficulty, difficultness
=> combustibility, combustibleness, burnability
=> suitability, suitableness
=> arability
=> impressiveness
=> navigability
=> neediness
=> painfulness, distressingness
=> piquancy, piquance, piquantness
=> publicity
=> spinnability
=> unsuitability, unsuitableness, ineptness
=> protectiveness
=> nature
=> humanness, humanity, manhood
=> air, aura, atmosphere
=> excellence
=> ultimate
=> characteristic
=> salability, salableness
=> changeableness, changeability
=> changelessness, unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness
=> sameness
=> difference
=> certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion
=> probability
=> uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness
=> factuality, factualness
=> counterfactuality
=> materiality, physicalness, corporeality, corporality
=> immateriality, incorporeality
=> particularity, specialness
=> generality
=> simplicity, simpleness
=> complexity, complexness
=> regularity
=> irregularity, unregularity
=> mobility
=> immobility
=> pleasantness, sweetness
=> unpleasantness
=> credibility, credibleness, believability
=> incredibility, incredibleness
=> logicality, logicalness
=> illogicality, illogicalness, illogic, inconsequence
=> naturalness
=> unnaturalness
=> virtu, vertu
=> wholesomeness
=> unwholesomeness, morbidness, morbidity
=> satisfactoriness
=> unsatisfactoriness
=> ordinariness, mundaneness, mundanity
=> extraordinariness
=> ethnicity
=> foreignness, strangeness, curiousness
=> nativeness
=> originality
=> unoriginality
=> correctness, rightness
=> incorrectness, wrongness
=> accuracy, truth
=> accuracy
=> inaccuracy
=> distinction
=> popularity
=> unpopularity
=> lawfulness
=> unlawfulness
=> elegance
=> elegance
=> inelegance
=> urbanity
=> comprehensibility, understandability
=> expressiveness
=> incomprehensibility
=> humaneness
=> inhumaneness, inhumanity
=> morality
=> immorality
=> amorality
=> divinity
=> holiness, sanctity, sanctitude
=> ideality
=> unholiness
=> parental quality
=> fidelity, faithfulness
=> infidelity, unfaithfulness
=> sophistication, worldliness, mundaneness, mundanity
=> naivete, naivety, naiveness
=> penetrability, perviousness
=> impenetrability, imperviousness
=> soapiness
=> fibrosity, fibrousness
=> directivity, directiveness
=> extremeness
=> stuffiness, closeness
=> sufficiency, adequacy
=> worth
=> worthlessness, ineptitude
=> good, goodness
=> bad, badness
=> fruitfulness, fecundity
=> fruitlessness, aridity, barrenness
=> utility, usefulness
=> inutility, uselessness, unusefulness
=> asset, plus
=> constructiveness
=> destructiveness
=> positivity, positiveness, positivism
=> negativity, negativeness, negativism
=> occidentalism
=> orientalism
=> power, powerfulness
=> ability
=> powerlessness, impotence, impotency
=> inability, unfitness
=> romanticism, romance
=> domesticity
=> infiniteness, infinitude, unboundedness, boundlessness, limitlessness
=> finiteness, finitude, boundedness
=> quantifiability, measurability
=> solubility
=> insolubility
=> stuff
=> hot stuff, voluptuousness
=> humor, humour
=> pathos, poignancy
=> tone
=> brachycephaly, brachycephalism
=> dolichocephaly, dolichocephalism
=> relativity
=> responsiveness
=> unresponsiveness, deadness
=> subjectivism
=> snootiness
=> ulteriority
=> memorability
=> woodiness, woodsiness
=> waxiness
Sense 2
nature
> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> agent
=> nature
=> supernatural, occult
=> theurgy
=> first cause, prime mover, primum mobile
=> Destiny, Fate
=> catalyst
=> deus ex machina
=> operator, manipulator
=> power, force
=> vital principle, life principle
=> engine
=> cause of death, killer
=> danger
=> agent
Sense 3
nature
> universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
=> closed universe
=> natural order
=> nature
Sense 4
nature
> trait
=> character, fiber, fibre
=> nature
=> compulsiveness, compulsivity
=> emotionality, emotionalism
=> unemotionality, emotionlessness
=> activeness, activity
=> inactiveness, inactivity, inertia
=> seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity
=> frivolity, frivolousness
=> communicativeness
=> uncommunicativeness
=> thoughtfulness
=> unthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness
=> attentiveness
=> inattentiveness
=> masculinity
=> femininity, muliebrity
=> trustworthiness, trustiness
=> untrustworthiness, untrustiness
=> individuality, individualism, individuation
=> stinginess
=> egoism, egocentrism, self-interest, self-concern, self-centeredness
=> drive
=> resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
=> irresoluteness, irresolution
=> discipline
=> indiscipline, undiscipline
=> pride
=> humility, humbleness
=> wisdom, wiseness
=> folly, foolishness, unwiseness
=> judgment, judgement, sound judgment, sound judgement, perspicacity
=> trust, trustingness, trustfulness
=> distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust
=> cleanliness
=> uncleanliness
=> demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment
=> tractability, tractableness, flexibility
=> intractability, intractableness
=> rurality, ruralism
Sense 5
nature
> type
=> nature
=> version, variant, variation, edition
Meronyms of noun nature
5 senses of nature
Sense 1
nature
HAS PART: characteristic
Sense 3
nature
=> universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
HAS MEMBER: galaxy, extragalactic nebula
HAS MEMBER: star
HAS PART: celestial body, heavenly body
HAS PART: extraterrestrial object, estraterrestrial body
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun nature
1 of 5 senses of nature
Sense 4
nature
PART OF: personality
PART OF: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Grep of noun nature
animal nature
countersignature
crenature
good nature
human nature
ill nature
key signature
law of nature
musical time signature
nature
nature study
nature worship
second nature
signature
state of nature
time signature
Grep of verb nature
denature
Grep of adv nature
by nature
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