Definisi : 3. temperament, character, sifat (semula jadi): she has a generous ~, sifatnya pemurah; it’s against human ~, hal itu berlawanan dgn sifat manusia; the two dogs have entirely different ~s, kedua-dua ekor anjing itu mempunyai sifat semula jadi yg sangat berbeza; by ~, memang sifat (semula jadi) sso: children are optimistic by ~, memang sifat semula jadi kanak-kanak optimis; it’s not (in) so’s ~ to, bukan sifat sso: he will rise again, it’s not in his ~ to give up easily, dia akan bangun berjuang semula, bukanlah sifatnya mudah mengalah; 4. essential property, characteristic, sifat: to study the ~ of gases, mengkaji sifat-sifat gas; 5. sort, kind, jenis: the ~ of his work enabled him to go abroad frequently, jenis pekerjaannya membolehkan dia selalu ke luar negeri; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : n 1. the physical world, usually the outdoors, alam (semula jadi): the beauties of N~, keindahan alam semula jadi; ~ lovers, pencinta alam; elements of ~, unsur alam; Wordsworth was a poet of ~, Wordsworth ialah seorang pensyair alam semula jadi; ~ worship, pemujaan alam; 2. power causing natural phenomena, [various translations]: procreation is ~’s way of ensuring that life goes on, pembiakan ialah cara alam memastikan bahawa kehidupan akan berterusan; to struggle against ~, bergelut dgn fenomena alam; the doctors have done what they can, we must leave the rest to ~, para doktor telah melakukan segala yg terdaya, biarlah keadaan menentukannya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)