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From Middle English natur, nature from Old French nature from Latin natura (birth, origin, natural constitution or quality), future participle from perfect passive participle (g)natus (born), from deponent verb (g)nasci (to be born, originate) + future participle suffix -urus. Replaced native Middle English cunde, icunde "nature, property, type, genus, character" (from Old English ġecynd), Middle English lund "nature, disposition" (from Old Norse lund), Middle English burthe "nature, birth, nation" (from Old English ġebyrd and Old Norse *byrðr).

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Singular
nature

Plural
natures

nature (plural natures)

  1. The essential characteristics
    Albert Camus' book Le Mythe de Sisyphe is of a philosophical nature.
  2. A wild primitive state of being (e.g. the environment or the outdoors; foods; herbs), especially in its essential form, untainted by human or synthetic chemical influence.
  3. The summary of everything that has to do with biological, chemical and physical states and events in the physical universe

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Infinitive
to nature

Third person singular
natures

Simple past
natured

Past participle
natured

Present participle
naturing

to nature (third-person singular simple present natures, present participle naturing, simple past and past participle natured)

  1. (obsolete) To endow with natural qualities.

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nature

  1. naturally

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nature f. (plural natures)

  1. nature

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une brioche nature

nature m. (invariable)

  1. plain, unseasoned
    Brioche nature ou au sucre?

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nature f.

  1. Plural form of natura.

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nature inv.

  1. natural