Nature
What it means
The living world, valued for its beauty and renewal.
Reach for it when referring appreciatively to the living world and its restorative surroundings
Time in nature restored her attention after a crowded week.
Words to choose between 7
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everyday
natural world
Fits when plants, animals, and landscapes are meant together
Careful The phrase excludes the other senses of nature.
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everyday
outdoors
Fits when being outside is the practical focus
Careful The outdoors can be urban and sparsely natural.
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warm
countryside
Fits when rural scenery and open land are intended
Careful Countryside may be heavily managed rather than wild.
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professional
biosphere
Fits when Earth's total living system is meant
Careful Biosphere is technical and global in scale.
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professional
environment
Fits when surrounding ecological conditions are under discussion
Careful Environment can include built and social surroundings.
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literary
creation
Fits when a religious or poetic view of the living world fits
Careful Creation introduces a theological implication.
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literary
wilderness
Fits when land relatively free of development is central
Careful Wilderness excludes cultivated and urban ecosystems.
Opposites 3
- artifice
- built environment
- industrialization
Common phrases 3
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spend time in nature
They spend time in nature whenever city noise becomes tiring.
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beauty of nature
The beauty of nature returned after rain reached the valley.
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protect nature
The new crossing will protect nature while keeping the trail open.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated