human nature
The fundamental set of qualities, and the range of behaviour, shared by all humansThe fundamental set of qualities, and the range of behaviour, shared by (or believed by many to be shared by) all humans; the probabilities about thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are typical among most humans.
» It's human nature to want to do that.
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1 senses(uncountable)The fundamental set of qualities, and the range of behaviour, shared by (or believed by many to be shared by) all humans; the probabilities about thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are typical among most humans.
Menschennatur
приро́да челове́каpriróda čelovéka
- the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings
Examples
53 sentencesIt's human nature to want to do that.
Some people say that it is human nature to root for the underdog.
ruИногда говорят, что человеку свойственно болеть за более слабого соперника. — bredsky
It's human nature.
ruЭто человеческая природа. — marafon
deDas liegt in der Natur des Menschen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Is conflict part of human nature?
What is the real human nature?
Translations
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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