nature
noun
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
naturelike
-
a word derived from
nature.
Example Sentences
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The trait is so naturelike and Dickens-like, no American—no living soul but a peppery, crotchety, good-hearted, mellow old John Bull—could have done such a thing.
From Authors and Friends by Annie Fields
