Innate condition or constitution; a person's original nature, character, or (occasionally) sex. Obsolete.

The case or state of affairs with regard to some matter; the nature, character, or disposition of someone or something. In later use only in the mann…

The particular character, nature, structure, or constitution of a thing; the particular mode in which a thing exists or manifests itself. in the fo…

An attribute, characteristic, or quality. In earlier use sometimes: a distinctive, essential, or special quality; a peculiarity. Of a thing.

The inherent or essential quality or constitution of a thing; the inherent and inseparable combination of properties giving any object, event…

Nature, character, quality. Obsolete.

Originally: the nature, kind, or character (of something). Later: the standard or nature of something as measured against other things of a…

The constitution, character, or quality of a substance or body (originally supposed to depend upon the ‘temper’ or combination of the elements); = t…

Taste, flavour; quality, character; esp. as derived or communicated.

Natural, innate character or quality; natural ability. Now rare.

Particular character, nature, or condition. Also: a person's disposition. Obsolete. rare.

More generally: a disposition, temper; a natural tendency. Obsolete.

In the natural philosophy of the Middle Ages: The combination of supposed qualities (hot or cold, moist or dry) in a certain proportion…

Specific being, manner of existing, ‘what a thing is’; nature, character. Obsolete.

State of mind generally, mental tendency or disposition. Also: an instance of this. Obsolete.

The essential character, nature, or qualities of something.

The character or nature of a substance as supposed to be determined by the proportions of the four qualities (hot or cold, and dry or moist); = temper…

a subtle fluid regarded as the principle of growth and nutrition and as being produced in the liver; cf. animal spirit, n. 1, vital spirit at vital…

The aggregate of the distinctive features of something; essential peculiarity; distinctive nature, style, or quality; sort, kind, description.

figurative (from senses 1–3). Quality, character, condition; in modern use often with some notion of ‘tinge, colour, aspect’ from senses 4 5.

figurative. An imparted quality likened to a colour or dye; a specious or ‘colourable’ appearance; a quality or character with which anything is…

A specific form, manifestation, nature, or property of something, now chiefly as figurative use of branch I.; (Theology) a property of Christ as…

The determining or distinctive quality of a person or thing; condition, character, nature. Obsolete.

figurative. Of immaterial things: Constitution; nature or quality, as resulting from composition. Of the mind: Disposition, as ‘woven’ of various…

= connate, adj. 1 (In first quot. apparently substantive ‘fellow-native’.)

figurative. The material or ‘fibre’ of which anything is composed; ‘texture’, quality, nature. Obsolete.

With reference to a group of people, a nation, period of time, etc.: prevalent feeling, opinion, sentiment, or taste; distinctive character or…

= complexion, n. 2 3 7.

The property or quality of a thing; Philosophy a quality or property as perceived or experienced by a person; (also) a thing having certain qualities.

Innate quality or character.

The condition or quality of being such; quality.

(As plural) The native or original (as distinguished from the adventitious) elements and constitution of anything; the nature, structure and…

(originally figurative from 2.) The nature, character, or manner of a person or thing; his or its ‘way’.

Quality, character, nature; condition, state. in physical sense; in early use esp. quality of tone (cf. A. 4). Obsolete.

General or prevailing character, tone, or aspect; = colour, n.1 11. Later also: a modifying trace of a feeling or quality; a shade, a tinge.

figurative in various senses; esp. Quality, character, kind; a slight imparted or modifying character, a ‘tinge’ of something.

The general form, structure, or character distinguishing a particular kind, group, or class of beings or objects; hence transferred a pattern or…

figurative. Also, a distinctive impression of character or aspect.

The condition of being thus. Chiefly humorous.

In early use: †Nature personified (cf. nature, n. 10a) (obsolete). Later: nature in various philosophical contexts; esp. the inherent quality of a…