"human nature" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} human nature (uncountable)
  1. The fundamental set of qualities, and the range of behaviour, shared by all humans. Wikipedia link: human nature Tags: uncountable Translations (set of qualities shared by all humans): 人性 (rénxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), mensenaard [masculine] (Dutch), ihmisluonto (Finnish), ihmisluonne (Finnish), nature humaine [feminine] (French), Menschennatur [feminine] (German), טבע האדם [masculine] (Hebrew), natura umana [feminine] (Italian), cilvēka daba [feminine] (Latvian), uɓinadamu [class-11] (Ngazidja Comorian), mennesc ġecynd [feminine] (Old English), natureza humana [feminine] (Portuguese), приро́да челове́ка (priróda čelovéka) [feminine] (Russian), naturaleza humana [feminine] (Spanish), människonatur [common-gender] (Swedish), menanatäl (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-human_nature-en-noun-p~8xQHvm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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