Nature
n.calm, joyfuleveryday
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.
Choose between these
7- everyday
natural world
plants, animals, and landscapes are meant together
not when The phrase excludes the other senses of nature.
- everyday
outdoors
being outside is the practical focus
not when The outdoors can be urban and sparsely natural.
- warm
countryside
rural scenery and open land are intended
not when Countryside may be heavily managed rather than wild.
- professional
biosphere
Earth's total living system is meant
not when Biosphere is technical and global in scale.
- professional
environment
surrounding ecological conditions are under discussion
not when Environment can include built and social surroundings.
- literary
creation
a religious or poetic view of the living world fits
not when Creation introduces a theological implication.
- literary
wilderness
land relatively free of development is central
not when Wilderness excludes cultivated and urban ecosystems.
Said against
3- artifice
- built environment
- industrialization
It naturally appears in
3- spend time in nature
They spend time in nature whenever city noise becomes tiring.
- beauty of nature
The beauty of nature returned after rain reached the valley.
- protect nature
The new crossing will protect nature while keeping the trail open.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun, natural world sense opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-27
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