Natures — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun /ˈnā-chər/ na·ture

Meaning & Definition of Natures

Natures (noun)

  1. the external world in its entirety
  2. natural scenery
  3. disposition, temperament
  4. the nature of humans; especially, the fundamental dispositions and traits of humans
  5. nature personified as a woman considered as the source and guiding force of creation
  6. an acquired deeply ingrained habit or skill

Natures (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others

    "it was the grotesque nature of his stories that made them a challenge to get published in mainstream magazines"

    "her nature was such that lying was never an option for her"

    "the stoic nature of that family enables them to endure one calamity after another"

    similar: characters, clays, colors, complexions, constitutions, geniuses, personalities, selves, tones
    related: individualities, singularities, attributes, characteristics, earmarks, essentialities, features, flavors, hallmarks, marks, points, properties, savors, stamps, traits, dispositions, grains, sorts, temperaments, tempers, compositions, makeups, essences, interiorities, interiors, souls, spirits, metals, stuff, substances, habits, ways

  2. a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common

    "group together anything round: buttons, lids, coins, and other things of that nature"

    similar: breeds, classes, descriptions, feathers, genres, ilks, kidneys, kinds, likes, manners, orders, sorts, species, strains, stripes, types, varieties
    related: models, samples, specimens, brackets, bunches, categories, divisions, families, grades, groupings, groups, lots, persuasions, ranks, sets, suites

  3. one's characteristic attitude or mood

    "a boy of a quiet and shy nature"

    similar: dispositions, grains, temperaments, tempers
    related: cheers, frames, habits, humors, inclinations, modes, spirits, angles, attitudes, mind-sets, outlooks, perspectives, slants, standpoints, viewpoints, emotions, feelings, hearts, passions, sentiments, strains, beliefs, convictions, judgments, minds, notions, opinions, persuasions, views, expressions, tones, veins, characters, identities, individualities, makeups, mettles, personalities, selfhoods, self-identities, setups, sensibilities, sensitivities

  4. the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is

    "some artists maintain that color, light, and shadow are the very nature of painting"

    similar: beings, essences, essentialities, quiddities, quintessences, souls, stuff, substances
    related: hearts, spirits, alpha and omegas, centers, cores, keynotes, marrows, piths, seats, embodiments, epitomes, incarnations, manifestations, personifications, aspects, attributes, features, properties, gists, kernels, nubs

  5. the whole body of things observed or assumed

    "the belief that all of nature is controlled by an unseen Supreme Being"

    similar: cosmoses, creations, macrocosms, universes, worlds
    related: existences, realities
    near: voids

Related Entry: Nature (noun)

Nature is a different word from Natures. The synonyms below are for nature, not for natures.

  1. the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others

    "it was the grotesque nature of his stories that made them a challenge to get published in mainstream magazines"

    "her nature was such that lying was never an option for her"

    "the stoic nature of that family enables them to endure one calamity after another"

    similar: character, clay, colors, complexion, constitution, genius, personality, self, tone
    related: distinctiveness, distinctness, individuality, singularity, uniqueness, attribute, characteristic, earmark, essentiality, feature, flavor, hallmark, mark, point, property, savor, stamp, trait, disposition, grain, sort, temper, temperament, composition, makeup, essence, interior, interiority, soul, spirit, metal, stuff, substance, habit, way

  2. that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation

    "needed to get out of the office and back to nature in order to clear his head"

    similar: open, open air, outdoors, out-of-doors, wild, wilderness
    related: backwoods, bush, country, frontier, hinterland, sticks, up-country, outside, without, badland, barren, desert, waste, wasteland

  3. a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common

    "group together anything round: buttons, lids, coins, and other things of that nature"

    similar: breed, class, description, feather, genre, ilk, kidney, kind, like, manner, order, sort, species, strain, stripe, type, variety
    related: model, sample, specimen, bracket, bunch, category, division, family, grade, group, grouping, lot, persuasion, rank(s), set, suite

  4. one's characteristic attitude or mood

    "a boy of a quiet and shy nature"

    similar: disposition, grain, temper, temperament
    related: cheer, frame, habit, humor, inclination, mode, spirit, angle, attitude, mind-set, outlook, perspective, slant, standpoint, viewpoint, emotion, feeling, heart, passion, sentiment, strain, belief, conviction, judgment, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, view, expression, tone, vein, character, identity, individuality, makeup, mettle, personality, selfhood, self-identity, setup, responsiveness, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity

  5. the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is

    "some artists maintain that color, light, and shadow are the very nature of painting"

    similar: being, essence, essentiality, quiddity, quintessence, soul, stuff, substance, name of the game
    related: heart, spirit, alpha and omega, center, core, keynote, marrow, pith, seat, embodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification, aspect, attribute, feature, property, gist, kernel, nub

  6. the whole body of things observed or assumed

    "the belief that all of nature is controlled by an unseen Supreme Being"

    similar: cosmos, creation, macrocosm, universe, world
    related: existence, reality
    near: nothingness, void

Related Entry: Second nature (noun)

Second nature is a different word from Natures. The synonyms below are for second nature, not for natures.

  1. a usual manner of behaving or doing

    "speaking and thinking in Japanese simply became second nature to her during the years she spent in Kyoto"

    similar: custom, fashion, habit, habitude, pattern, practice, ritual, trick, way, wont
    related: addiction, disposition, bent, inclination, proclivity, set, tendency, tenor, turn, bag, convention, form, mode, style, usage, use, deportment, manners, mores, drill, groove, jog trot, regime, regimen, rote, routine, rut, affectation, airs, pose, attribute, characteristic, mark, trait, eccentricity, kink, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, singularity, tic

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Natures

The most common words with a similar meaning to Natures:

characters, clays, colors, complexions, constitutions, geniuses, personalities, selves, tones, breeds, classes, descriptions, feathers, genres, ilks, kidneys, kinds, likes, manners, orders, sorts, species, strains, stripes, types, varieties, dispositions, grains, temperaments, tempers, beings, essences, essentialities, quiddities, quintessences, souls, stuff, substances, cosmoses, creations

Related Words for Natures

individualities, singularities, attributes, characteristics, earmarks, features, flavors, hallmarks, marks, points, properties, savors, stamps, traits, compositions, makeups, interiorities, interiors, spirits, metals, habits, ways, models, samples, specimens, brackets, bunches, categories, divisions, families

Near Antonyms of Natures

voids

Origin & Etymology of Natures

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin natura, from natus, past participle of nasci to be born nation

First known use: 14th century

Frequently Asked Questions about Natures

What does "Natures" mean?

"Natures" means the external world in its entirety. As a noun, it is defined as: the external world in its entirety. It has 5 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Natures"?

Other words for "Natures" include characters, clays, colors, complexions, constitutions, geniuses, personalities and selves. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Natures" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Natures"?

There are 133 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Natures". Common alternatives include characters, clays, colors, complexions, constitutions, geniuses, personalities, selves, tones and breeds.

How do you use "Natures" in a sentence?

Examples of "Natures" in a sentence: "it was the grotesque nature of his stories that made them a challenge to get published in mainstream magazines"; "her nature was such that lying was never an option for her"; "the stoic nature of that family enables them to endure one calamity after another".

Is "Natures" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Natures" is a noun.

How do you pronounce "Natures"?

"Natures" is pronounced /ˈnā-chər/ and divided into syllables as na·ture.

What is the origin of the word "Natures"?

"Natures" comes from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin natura, from natus, past participle of nasci to be born nation. First known use: 14th century.

What is another word for "Natures" meaning "the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others"?

When "Natures" (noun) means the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others, synonyms include characters, clays, colors, complexions, constitutions and geniuses.