| query | The n_____ of something is its basic quality or character.The nature of something is its basic quality or character. Mr Sharp would not comment on the nature of the issues being investigated. ...the ambitious nature of the programme. The protests had been non-political by nature. The rise of a major power is both economic and military in nature. |
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| word | nature |
| full-definition | noun Nature is all the animals, plants, and other things in the world that are not made by people, and all the events and processes that are not caused by people. The most amazing thing about nature is its infinite variety. ...grasses that grow wild in nature. ...the ecological balance of nature. The nature of something is its basic quality or character. Mr Sharp would not comment on the nature of the issues being investigated. ...the ambitious nature of the programme. The protests had been non-political by nature. The rise of a major power is both economic and military in nature. Someone's nature is their character, which they show by the way they behave . Jeya feels that her ambitious nature made her unsuitable for an arranged marriage. She trusted people. That was her nature. He was by nature affectionate. |
| inflections | natures |
| cefr-level | A2 |
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