noun

1. NATURE, the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
2. NATURE, the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
3. NATURE, a particular type of thing
4. NATURE, the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
5. NATURE, a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
6. NATURE, the physical world and everything in it (such as plants, animals, mountains, oceans, stars, etc.) that is not made by people
7. NATURE, the natural forces that control what happens in the world
8. NATURE, the way that a person or animal behaves : the character or personality of a person or animal

1. He devoted himself to the study of nature.
2. That is a color not found in nature.
3. Hunger is nature's way of telling you to eat.