Definition of nature

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • nature is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • nature is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • nature is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of nature


  • a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe (noun)

    Examples

    1. the laws of nature
    2. nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women
  • a particular type of thing (noun)

    Examples

    1. he's interested in trains and things of that nature
    2. matters of a personal nature
  • the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions (noun)

    Examples

    1. it is his nature to help others
  • the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized (noun)

    Examples

    1. it is the nature of fire to burn
    2. the true nature of jealousy
  • the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc. (noun)

    Examples

    1. they tried to preserve nature as they found it

See definition of nature in Merriam Webster