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naturethe physical world and everything in it that is not made by humans

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the physical world and everything in it that is not made by humans

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈneɪtʃər/

Korean meaning: 자연, 자연계

Korean pronunciation: 네이-처 (강세: 네이)

Example Sentences

  • My cat's nature is to sleep 20 hours a day and judge me for the remaining 4.
  • She loves nature so much that she has more plant friends than human friends.
  • The nature of teenagers is to roll their eyes at everything their parents say.

nature

NOUN

//ˈneɪtʃər//

the physical world and everything in it that is not made by humans

nature concept
💡 Concept

Nature surrounds the hikers with forests, mountains, and flowing rivers.

nature rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Nature's teacher guides every creature.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈneɪtʃər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈneɪtʃə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Rootnatur
Suffix--e

Origin

라틴어 'natura'에서 유래했으며, '태어나다'를 의미하는 'nasci'에서 파생되었습니다. 즉 '태어날 때부터 가지고 있는 것', '자연스럽게 존재하는 것'이라는 의미가 담겨있어요.

🎵Rhyme

featureteachercreaturepreacher
feature
teacher
creature
preacher

🔗Collocations

human nature
mother nature
by nature
second nature
nature reserve
in nature
call of nature

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat's nature is to sleep 20 hours a day and judge me for the remaining 4.

😄 Fun example

She loves nature so much that she has more plant friends than human friends.

😄 Fun example

The nature of teenagers is to roll their eyes at everything their parents say.

Many people find peace in nature away from the busy city life.

It's important to understand the nature of the problem before solving it.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

environmentwildernesscharacteressencedisposition

Antonyms

artificenurtureculture

Related

naturalnaturallynaturalistsupernaturalinnate

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