"nature" meaning in French

See nature in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /na.tyʁ/ Audio: Fr-nature.ogg Forms: natures [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French nature, Old French nature, borrowed from Latin nātūra. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|nature|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French nature, {{inh+|fr|frm|nature}} Inherited from Middle French nature, {{inh|fr|fro|nature}} Old French nature, {{der|fr|la|nātūra}} Latin nātūra Head templates: {{fr-adj}} nature (plural natures)
  1. plain, unseasoned
    Sense id: en-nature-fr-adj-4pKGhOsu
  2. condomless, bareback, raw dog, natural (see condomless)
    Sense id: en-nature-fr-adj-E0cnFZAP

Noun

IPA: /na.tyʁ/ Audio: Fr-nature.ogg Forms: natures [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French nature, Old French nature, borrowed from Latin nātūra. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|nature|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French nature, {{inh+|fr|frm|nature}} Inherited from Middle French nature, {{inh|fr|fro|nature}} Old French nature, {{der|fr|la|nātūra}} Latin nātūra Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} nature f (plural natures)
  1. nature Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nature-fr-noun-Vperynox
  2. (grammar) lexical category Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-nature-fr-noun-HkAeIt9H Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 22 0 76 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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