nature
What something is
Nature is the physical world and its phenomena—plants, animals, weather, landscapes, everything not made by humans.
To say something is in someone's nature is to identify an inherent quality or tendency: It's not in her nature to lie.
The nature of something is its essential character: the nature of the problem.
Human nature refers to fundamental psychological traits common to our species.
By nature means innately: He's curious by nature.
Second nature describes behavior so practiced it feels instinctive.
Recreational trail walking
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- trailPath through wilderness
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
river · lake · wilderness · scenery · backpacking · trekking · birdwatching · fishing
Innate behavioral tendency
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
trait · inborn · hardwired · genetics · hereditary · biological · propensity · characteristic
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
biodiversity · habitat · ecology · renewable · emissions · deforestation · recycling · carbon
Purest embodiment of something
- coreCentral essential portion
- fundamentalForming the base
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
substance · inherent · character · constitution · quality · attribute · principle · purity
hiking
Recreational trail walking
mountains · river · lake · wilderness · scenery · backpacking · trekking · birdwatching · fishing · wildlife
instinct
Innate behavioral tendency
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
tendency · trait · inborn · hardwired · genetics · hereditary · biological · propensity · characteristic · genomic
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
sustainability · biodiversity · habitat · ecology · renewable · emissions · deforestation · recycling · carbon · preservation
quintessence
Purest embodiment of something
- coreCentral essential portion
- fundamentalForming the base
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
underlying · substance · inherent · character · constitution · quality · attribute · principle · purity · truth
beautiful
Extremely pleasing aesthetically
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
idyllic · tranquil · scenic · serene · pastoral · pristine · unspoiled · breathtaking · majestic · panoramic
geology
Study of Earth's composition
earth · oceans · atmosphere · topography · geography · tectonics · volcanoes · glaciers · deserts · islands
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- museum subjectsart, history, science, dinosaurs, fossils
- topicshealth, sports, science, politics, music
- outsideoutdoors, exterior, yard, porch, patio
- photo subjectsportrait, sunsets, landscape, landmarks, pets
- nonfiction genresbiography, memoir, autobiography, history, science
natureartifice
Clever deceptive strategy
art · culture · technology · manufacture · civilization
naturenurture
Support growth and development
environment · upbringing · conditioning · socialization · learning
naturevoid
Without legal effect
nothingness · nonexistence · emptiness · nothing · nonbeing
- natural disasterCatastrophic environmental event
- second natureDeeply ingrained tendency
- human natureInborn behavioral tendencies shared universally
- natural lightIllumination from the sun
- by natureThrough inherent character
- natural causesDeath without external intervention
natural, naturally, unnatural, supernatural, naturalness, unnaturally, natured, naturalist, naturalistic