human nature

noun

: the nature of humans

especially : the fundamental dispositions and traits of humans

Examples of human nature in a Sentence

You can't change human nature.

Recent Examples on the Web

And then masculinity is ultimately about human nature, too. —H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025

All of human nature, like the best and the worst of humanity is crammed onto a glacier for two months. —Outside Online, 23 Apr. 2025

Ultimately, scammers are banking on human nature to make scams effective. —Kevin Williams, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025

But Gael García Bernal guides us into the mystery of our common human nature. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for human nature

• legislature
• nomenclature

Kids Definition

human nature

noun

: the nature of human beings

especially : the ways of thinking, acting, and reacting that are common to most or all human beings or that are learned in social situations