nature

(noun): The natural world; that which consists of all things unaffected by or predating human technology, production, and design. (Compare ecosystem.)
(noun): The innate characteristics of a thing. What something will tend by its own constitution, to be or do. Distinct from what might be expected or intended.
(noun): The summary of everything that has to do with biological, chemical and physical states and events in the physical universe.
(noun): Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.
(noun): Kind, sort; character; quality.
(noun): Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.
(noun): Natural affection or reverence.
(verb): To endow with natural qualities.