human nature
noun
: the nature of humans
especially
: the fundamental dispositions and traits of humans
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You can't change human nature.
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The towering redwood that dwarfs our sense of scale, the mathematical proof that reveals hidden patterns in chaos, or the act of selfless courage that redefines our understanding of human nature all trigger this response.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Some of the stories were really silly and funny, and others were about human nature.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 May 2025
Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential observers of happiness and human nature.
—Gretchen Rubin, CNBC, 11 May 2025
The barbarians are all those who hate human nature, all those who trample upon the sense of the sacred, all those who do not value life, all those who rebel against God the Creator of man and nature.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Some of the stories were really silly and funny, and others were about human nature.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 May 2025
Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential observers of happiness and human nature.
—Gretchen Rubin, CNBC, 11 May 2025
The barbarians are all those who hate human nature, all those who trample upon the sense of the sacred, all those who do not value life, all those who rebel against God the Creator of man and nature.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for human nature
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“Human nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20nature. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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