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innocence, naïveté, simplicity, unworldliness—more at NAÏVETÉ

natural science noun : a science (as physics, chemistry, or biology) that deals with matter, energy, and their interrelations and transformations or with objectively measurable phenomena

— natural scientist noun

natural selection noun : the natural process that results in the survival of individuals or groups best adjusted to their environment

na·ture noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. MF, fr. L natura, fr. natus, pp. of nasci to be born]

1 : the inherent quality or basic constitution of a person or thing

2 : a kind or class usu. distinguished by fundamental or essential characteristics

3 : the fundamental character, disposition, or temperament of a living being usu. innate and unchangeable : TEMPERAMENT, DISPOSITION

4 : the physical universe

5 : one's natural instincts or way of life ; also : primitive state

6 : natural scenery or environment

Synonyms

[1] essence, quintessence, soul, stuff, substance—more at ESSENCE

[1] character, complexion, constitution, genius, personality, tone; also distinctiveness, distinctness, individuality, singularity, uniqueness; attribute, characteristic, earmark, feature, flavor, hallmark, mark, point, property, savor, stamp, trait; disposition, grain, sort, temper, temperament; composition, makeup; essence, soul, spirit, stuff, substance; habit, way

[2] breed, class, description, feather, ilk, kind, like, manner, order, sort, species, type—more at SORT

[3] disposition, grain, temper, temperament—more at DISPOSITION

[4] cosmos, creation, macrocosm, universe, world—more at UNIVERSE

[6] open, outdoors, wild, wilderness; also backwoods, bush, country, frontier, hinterland, sticks, up-country; outside, without; badland, barren, desert, waste, wasteland

naught noun 1 : NOTHING

2 : the arithmetical symbol 0 : ZERO

Synonyms

aught, cipher, nil, nothing, zero, zip—more at ZERO

naugh·ty adjective naugh·ti·er; -est 1 : guilty of disobedience or misbehavior

2 : lacking in taste or propriety

— naugh·ti·ly adverb

— naugh·ti·ness noun

Synonyms

bad, contrary, errant, froward, mischievous; also defiant, disrespectful, ill-mannered, ill-natured, impolite, improper, impudent, indecorous, insolent, rude, uncouth, unmannerly; disobedient, headstrong, intractable, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, transgressing, unruly, untoward, willful; balky, restive, uncontrollable, ungovernable, wayward, wild; arch, elfish, impish, monkeying, ornery, rascally, roguish, waggish; dissolute, perverse, wrongheaded; disorderly, rowdy, ruffianly; corrupt, evil, wicked; insurgent, mutinous, rebellious; inconsiderate, selfish, thoughtless, unkind, unkindly; babyish, childish, immature, infantile, puerile

Antonyms

behaved, behaving, nice, orderly

nau·sea noun [ORIGIN: L, seasickness, nausea, fr. Gk nautia, nausia, fr. nautēs sailor]

1 : sickness of the stomach with a desire to vomit

2 : extreme disgust

Synonyms

[1] queasiness, sickness, squeamishness; also qualm; airsickness, morning sickness, motion sickness, seasickness

[2] aversion, disgust, distaste, loathing, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion—more at DISGUST

nau·se·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to affect or become affected with nausea

— nau·se·at·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

disgust, repel, repulse, revolt, sicken, turn off—more at DISGUST

nauseating adjective : causing nausea or esp. disgust

Synonyms

distasteful, nasty, noisome, offensive, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, ugly—more at OFFENSIVE

nau·seous adjective 1 : causing nausea or disgust

2 : affected with nausea or disgust

Synonyms

ill, queasy, queer, sick, squeamish; also green, peaked, sickly; unsettled, upset, woozy

naut abbreviation nautical

nau·ti·cal adjective : of or relating to sailors, navigation, or ships

— nau·ti·cal·ly adverb

nautical mile noun : a unit of distance equal to about 6080 feet (1852 meters)

nau·ti·lus noun, plural -lus·es or -li : any of a genus of sea mollusks related to the

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