human nature
nounDefinition of human nature
: the nature of humans
especially
: the fundamental dispositions and traits of humans
Examples of human nature in a Sentence
You can't change human nature.
Recent Examples on the Web
Nearly 15 years ago, a tragic turn of events brought a spirit-lifting law of human nature to my attention. — Patty Limerick, The Denver Post, "Limerick: We yearn to help after human tragedies, and there is a way," 16 Aug. 2019 The zingers don’t disguise Stradal’s fundamentally optimistic view of human nature, a belief that people can change and virtue can be rewarded, at least sometimes. — Wendy Smith, Washington Post, "In ‘The Lager Queen of Minnesota,’ two long-estranged sisters are brought together by beer," 25 July 2019 The failure of Versailles remains a tragic lesson about the eternal rules of war and human nature itself — 100 years ago this summer. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The Lessons of the Versailles Treaty," 25 July 2019 But for the next two days, their human nature is what got them through to play again. — Bob Ford, Philly.com, "Sixers take their chances against Celtics and live to play again | Bob Ford," 8 May 2018 His movies about forgotten people on fringes of society are remarkable, moving gems about love and life and human nature that star women, but are universally relatable. — Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, "'A Fantastic Woman': Oscar-nominated Chilean film lives up to its name (review)," 27 Feb. 2018 Homosexuality was not fully removed from the diagnostic manual for another decade and is now considered to be a normal characteristic within the diversity of human nature. — Shahid Merali, Quartz, "What exactly is a disease?," 30 July 2019 Its practitioners are proud of its foundations in micro theory, but this was and is microeconomics based on an abstract and false view of human nature. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Real World Economics: ‘Inflation is solved’? Don’t bank on it," 28 July 2019 His vision of the irrepressible force of human nature reveals the vanity of the political and religious authorities that presume or pretend to control it. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "The Paradox at the Heart of Abbas Kiarostami’s Early Films," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'human nature.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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