Meaning of 'nature'

noun

the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions

Example: "It is my nature to help others."

noun

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

Example: "it is the nature of fire to burn"

noun

a particular type of thing

noun

the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.

Example: "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"

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a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe

Example: "the laws of nature"