natures

1. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognizedExamples: "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"Synonyms: nature

2. a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universeExamples: "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"Synonyms: nature

3. the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.Examples: "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"Synonyms: nature

4. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactionsExamples: "it is his nature to help others"Synonyms: nature

5. a particular type of thingExamples: "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature"Synonyms: nature