Phrase Hound found 87 phrases and 30 compound words that contain nature. The most common are listed below. Open nature in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 87
- human natureThe fundamental set of qualities, and the range of behaviour, shared by (or believed by many to be shared by) all humans; the probabilities about thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are typical among most humans.
- force of natureA mighty natural force which is beyond human control, notably if potentially catastrophic, such as the elements (e.g. storms and extreme temperatures) or geological (e.g. seismic and volcanic) activity.
- state of natureThe way that people lived before there was any organized society.
- law of natureA scientific generalization about nature based upon empirical observation.
- nature reserveAn area of land managed to conserve wildlife or plant habitat or other natural features.
- Book of NatureA religious and philosophical concept originating in the Latin Middle Ages which views nature as a book to be read for knowledge and understanding.
- Mother NatureA personification of nature as woman, emphasizing fertility and fecundity.
- call of natureThe bodily urge to urinate or defecate.
- second natureA mindset, skill, or type of behavior so ingrained through habit or practice that it seems natural, automatic, or without a basis in conscious thought.
- states of natureplural of state of nature: The way that people lived before there was any organized society.
- laws of natureplural of law of nature: A scientific generalization about nature based upon empirical observation.
- forces of natureplural of force of nature: A mighty natural force which is beyond human control, notably if potentially catastrophic, such as the elements (e.g. storms and extreme temperatures) or geological (e.g. seismic and volcanic) activity.
- nature of the beastThe unchangeable nature of something.
- against natureUnnatural in a way that is immoral.
- good natureHabitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability.
- nature callsUsed to indicate that someone (usually the speaker) feels a need to urinate or defecate.
- back to natureTurning away from urban environs and attitudes, towards an organic, agrarian lifestyle.
- nature-positiveA global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, and achieve full nature recovery by 2050.
- Nature Conservation
- nature reservesplural of nature reserve: An area of land managed to conserve wildlife or plant habitat or other natural features.
- nature-friendlyHaving a minimal impact on the natural environment; environmentally friendly.
- appeal to natureAn argument and informal fallacy where something is believed to be good because it is natural, or bad because it is unnatural.
- Changing Nature
- better naturethe more amiable qualities of someone
- debt-for-natureBeing or relating to a financial transaction that writes off a portion of a developing nation's foreign debt in exchange for local investments in environmental conservation.
Compound words 30
- renaturationThe reconstruction of the original form of a protein or nucleic acid following denaturation
- disnatureSynonym of denature (“take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of”).
- naturecultureNature and culture, understood as inseparable elements of a single system rather than as dichotomous.
- undernatureAn underlying, secretive, or surreptitious nature.
- antinatureOpposing or destructive to nature, particularly in its sense as the material world and its nonhuman inhabitants.
- unnatureTo change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrary nature.
- naturizeTo endow with nature; to make rural or countryside-like
- nonnatureThat which is not nature.
- naturablenatural
- naturecraftThe skills associated with outdoor survival in a natural environment.