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esult: He treated her badly, so, naturally, she refuses to see
him again. 2 normally, by nature, by character, really,
actually, genuinely; inherently, instinctively, innately,
congenitally: My hair is naturally curly. He is not aloof, just
naturally shy. 3 unaffectedly, unpretentiously, easily,
candidly, openly, simply, plainly, honestly, straightforwardly,
uncomplicatedly: If only politicians expressed themselves
naturally and not pompously.
nature n. 1 quality, properties, features, character, personality,
make-up, essence, constitution, identity, attributes,
disposition, temperament, complexion: Only detailed analysis
will reveal the nature of this compound. It is not in his
nature to be envious. 2 universe, cosmos, world, creation,
environment: Science fiction deals with phenomena and
contrivances that defy the laws of nature. 3 scenery,
countryside, wildness, primitiveness, simplicity: I often
enjoyed sitting by the river, communing with nature. 4 kind,
variety, description, sort, class, category, type, genre,
species; stamp, cast, mould, feather, kidney, colour, stripe:
The duties of the position are largely of a ceremonial nature.
5 by nature. See naturally, 2, above.
naught n. nought, nothing, nil, zero, aught or ought; ruin,
destruction, disaster, collapse, failure: All my efforts had
come to naught.
naughty adj. 1 mischievous, impish, puckish, roguish, scampish,
devilish; frolicsome, playful: The children would get naughty
the minute the teacher turned her back to the class. 2
disobedient, refractory, insubordinate, bad, perverse, wicked,
fractious, unruly, wayward, unmanageable, ungovernable,
undisciplined, defiant, obstreperous: Naughty pupils in this
school are birched. 3 improper, offensive, vulgar, indecent,
immoral, risqu‚, off colour, ribald, bawdy, blue, pornographic,
smutty, lewd, obscene, dirty, Colloq X-rated, raunchy: The
teacher caught Keith reading a naughty book.
nauseate v. sicken, disgust, repel, revolt, offend: Your hypocrisy
nauseates me. When you get used to it, eating snails no longer
seems nauseating.
nauseated adj. sickened, disgusted, repelled, revolted, offended, sick