Universe vs. Nature — What's the Difference?

The universe (Latin: universus) is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy. The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological description of the development of the universe.

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

All spacetime, matter, and energy, including the solar system, all stars and galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space, regarded as a whole.

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

A hypothetical whole of spacetime, matter, and energy that is purported to exist simultaneously with but to be different from this universe

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

A model or conception of the earth and everything else that exists

The material world and its phenomena

The human race or a subset of it

The forces and processes that produce and control these phenomena

A sphere of interest, activity, or understanding

The world of living things and the outdoors

(Logic) See universe of discourse.

A primitive state of existence, untouched and uninfluenced by civilization or social constraints

(Statistics) See population.

The basic character or qualities of humanity

Alternative case form of Universe; Our universe.

The fundamental character or disposition of a person; temperament

The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.

The set of inherent characteristics or properties that distinguish something

An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.

A kind or sort

Everything under consideration.

The processes and functions of the body, as in healing

A sample taken from the population.

Heredity

An imaginary collection of worlds.

The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.

A collection of stories with characters and settings that are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.

The particular way someone or something is, especially

A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.

The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.

(pantheism) A deity who is equivalent to the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.

The distinguishing characteristic of a person or thing, understood as its general class, sort, type, etc.

(archaic) The Earth, the sphere of the world.

Synonym of caliber: the class of a gun.

All created things viewed as constituting one system or whole; the whole body of things, or of phenomena; the to~ pa^n of the Greeks, the mundus of the Latins; the world; creation.

The vital functions or strength of someone or something, especially as requiring nourishment or careful maintenance or (medicine) as a force of regeneration without special treatment.

Everything that exists anywhere;

A requirement or powerful impulse of the body's physical form, especially

(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn;

The need to urinate and defecate.

Everything stated or assumed in a given discussion

Sexual desire.

Spontaneous love, affection, or reverence, especially between parent and child.

A product of the body's physical form, especially semen and vaginal fluids, menstrual fluid, and (obsolete) feces.

A part of the body's physical form, especially (obsolete) the female genitalia.

(obsolete) To endow with natural qualities.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Kind, sort; character; quality.

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

Natural affection or reverence.

Constitution or quality of mind or character.

To endow with natural qualities.

The essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized;

A causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe;

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

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

A particular type of thing;