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the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others<it was the violent nature of his stories that got them banned from school libraries><her nature was such that lying was never an option for her><the stoic nature of these people enables them to endure one calamity after another>Synonymscharacter, complexion, constitution, genius, personality, toneRelated Wordsdistinctiveness, distinctness, individuality, singularity, uniqueness; attribute, characteristic, earmark, feature, flavor, hallmark, mark, point, property, savor, stamp, trait; disposition, grain, sort, temper, temperament; composition, makeup; essence, essentiality, soul, spirit, stuff, substance; habit, way
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that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation<needed to get out of the office and be out in nature to clear his head>Synonymsopen, open air, outdoors, out-of-doors, wild, wildernessRelated Wordsbackwoods, bush, country, frontier, hinterland, sticks, up-country; outside, without; badland, barren, desert, waste, wasteland
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a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common<group together anything round: buttons, lids, coins, and things of that nature>— see sort 1
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oneʼs characteristic attitude or mood<a boy of a quiet and shy nature>— see disposition 1
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the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is<some artists say that color, light, and shadow are the very nature of painting>— see essence
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the whole body of things observed or assumed<the belief that all of nature is controlled by an unseen Supreme Being>— see universe
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