Nature vs. Definition

Naturenoun

(uncountable) The natural world; that which consists of all things unaffected by or predating human technology, production, and design. E.G. the ecosystem, the natural environment, virgin ground, unmodified species, laws of nature.

‘Nature never lies (i.e. tells untruths).’;

Definitionnoun

A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).

Naturenoun

The innate characteristics of a thing. What something will tend by its own constitution, to be or do. Distinct from what might be expected or intended.

Definitionnoun

A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation

Naturenoun

The summary of everything that has to do with biological, chemical and physical states and events in the physical universe.

Definitionnoun

The action or process of defining.

Naturenoun

Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.

Definitionnoun

The act of defining; determination of the limits.

Naturenoun

Kind, sort; character; quality.

Definitionnoun

A product of defining.

Naturenoun

(obsolete) Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.

Definitionnoun

The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.

‘Her comic genius is beyond definition.’;

Naturenoun

(obsolete) Natural affection or reverence.

Definitionnoun

Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.

‘The definition of a telescope.’; ‘Improve the definition of an image.’;

Natureverb

(obsolete) To endow with natural qualities.

Definitionnoun

Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.

Naturenoun

The existing system of things; the universe of matter, energy, time and space; the physical world; all of creation. Contrasted with the world of mankind, with its mental and social phenomena.

‘But looks through nature up to nature's God.’; ‘When, in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bonds which have connected them with another, ans to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal Station which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to the Separation.’; ‘Nature has caprices which art can not imitate.’;

Definitionnoun

Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.

‘A jacket with distinct waist definition.’;

Naturenoun

The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; - often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence; as, produced by nature; the forces of nature.

‘I oft admireHow Nature, wise and frugal, could commitSuch disproportions.’;

Definitionnoun

(bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.

Naturenoun

The established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect.

Definitionnoun

(programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).

Naturenoun

Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.

‘One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.’;

Definitionnoun

(mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.

Naturenoun

The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being.

‘Thou, therefore, whom thou only canst redeem,Their nature also to thy nature join,And be thyself man among men on earth.’;

Definitionnoun

The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition.

Naturenoun

Kind, sort; character; quality.

‘A dispute of this nature caused mischief.’;

Definitionnoun

Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification; a description of a thing by its properties; an explanation of the meaning of a word or term; as, the definition of "circle;" the definition of "wit;" an exact definition; a loose definition.

‘Definition being nothing but making another understand by words what the term defined stands for.’;

Naturenoun

Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.

‘Oppressed nature sleeps.’;

Definitionnoun

Description; sort.

Naturenoun

Natural affection or reverence.

‘Have we not seenThe murdering son ascend his parent's bed,Through violated nature force his way?’;

Definitionnoun

An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the logical essence.

Naturenoun

Constitution or quality of mind or character.

‘A born devil, on whose natureNurture can never stick.’; ‘That reverence which is due to a superior nature.’;

Definitionnoun

Distinctness or clearness, as of an image formed by an optical instrument; precision in detail.

Natureverb

To endow with natural qualities.

‘He [God] which natureth every kind.’;

Definitionnoun

a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

Naturenoun

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized;

‘it is the nature of fire to burn’; ‘the true nature of jealousy’;

Definitionnoun

clarity of outline;

‘exercise had give his muscles superior definition’;

Naturenoun

a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe;

‘the laws of nature’; ‘nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women’;

Definitionnoun

a statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary

‘a dictionary definition of the verb’;

Naturenoun

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

‘they tried to preserve nature as they found it’;

Definitionnoun

an exact statement or description of the nature, scope, or meaning of something

‘our definition of what constitutes poetry’;

Naturenoun

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

‘it is his nature to help others’;

Definitionnoun

the action or process of defining something

‘a question of definition’; ‘issues of methodology and definition’;

Naturenoun

a particular type of thing;

‘problems of this type are very difficult to solve’; ‘he's interested in trains and things of that nature’; ‘matters of a personal nature’;

Definitionnoun

the degree of distinctness in outline of an object, image, or sound

‘the clarity and definition of pictures can be aided by using computer graphics’;

Naturenoun

the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations

‘the breathtaking beauty of nature’;

Definitionnoun

the capacity of a device to make images distinct in outline

‘we've been pleased with the definition of this TV’;

Naturenoun

the physical force regarded as causing and regulating the phenomena of the world

‘it is impossible to change the laws of nature’;

Definition

A definition is a statement of the meaning of a term (a word, phrase, or other set of symbols). Definitions can be classified into two large categories, intensional definitions (which try to give the sense of a term) and extensional definitions (which try to list the objects that a term describes).

Naturenoun

the basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something

‘helping them to realize the nature of their problems’; ‘there are a lot of other documents of that nature’;

Naturenoun

the innate or essential qualities or character of a person or animal

‘it's not in her nature to listen to advice’; ‘I'm not violent by nature’;

Naturenoun

inborn or hereditary characteristics as an influence on or determinant of personality.

Naturenoun

a person of a specified character

‘Emerson was so much more luminous a nature’;

Nature

Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, material world or universe. can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general.

‘Nature’;