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Nature vs. Nurture

The main difference between nature and nurture is that word nature belongs to the biological impact on human beings, and word nature refers to the explanation of the influence of learning.

Key Differences

Nature is an inborn phenomenon, whereas nurture is learning a new phenomenon.
Nature is nativism; on the flip side, nurture is behaviorism.
Samantha Walker
Oct 12, 2019
Nature is the innate behavior of an individual, and nurture is the behavior due to the environmental effects and experiences.
Nature is about genes. On the contrary, nurture is about exposure.
Aimie Carlson
Oct 12, 2019
Nature is regulated by genes. Conversely, nurturing is, by other external conditions.
Nature cannot be molded easily; on the other hand, nurture can easily be molded according to the situations or circumstances.
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The word nature belongs to the biological impact on human beings, while the word nurture refers to the explanation of the influence of learning.

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Innate disposition
Learning or exploit

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Personal experiences
Childhood

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Pre-wiring and genetics
Exposure and life experiences

Contribution

Genetic inheritance
Environmental factors

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Hair color, eye color, skin color, etc
Height and other lifestyles
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Oct 12, 2019
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Nature and Nurture Definitions

Nature

The material world and its phenomena
Scientists analyzing nature.

Nurture

The action of raising or caring for offspring
The nurture of an infant.

Nature

The forces and processes that produce and control these phenomena
The balance of nature.

Nurture

(Biology) The sum of environmental influences and conditions acting on an organism, especially in contrast to heredity.

Nature

The world of living things and the outdoors
Spent the day enjoying nature.

Nurture

The fostering or overseeing of the development of something
The nurture of an idea.
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Nature

A primitive state of existence, untouched and uninfluenced by civilization or social constraints
When people lived in a state of nature.

Nurture

Something that nourishes; sustenance
"The butterfly poked its tiny proboscis down into her hair, probing for nurture" (Barbara Kingsolver).

Nature

The basic character or qualities of humanity
It is only human nature to worry about the future.

Nurture

To raise or educate (a child, for example).

Nature

The fundamental character or disposition of a person; temperament
A man of an irascible nature.

Nurture

To encourage or help develop; cultivate
"a small college town that had nurtured his intellectual and creative pursuits" (James S. Hirsch).

Nature

The set of inherent characteristics or properties that distinguish something
Trying to determine the nature of a newly discovered phenomenon.

Nurture

To provide sustenance for; nourish
The meadow that nurtures the cattle.

Nature

A kind or sort
Confidences of a personal nature.

Nurture

The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care

Nature

The processes and functions of the body, as in healing
The doctor decided not to do anything and let nature take its course.

Nurture

That which nourishes; food; diet.

Nature

Heredity
Behavior more influenced by nature than nurture.

Nurture

The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual (as opposed to "nature").

Nature

The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.
Nature doesn't lie.
The laws of nature are written in the language of mathematics.
Tectonic activity is part of nature, so there's no way to stop earthquakes.

Nurture

To nourish or nurse.

Nature

The particular way someone or something is, especially

Nurture

To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.

Nature

The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.
It's not in my nature to steal.
You can't help feeling that way. It's human nature.
Power corrupts. That's just the nature of the beast.

Nurture

The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training.
A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise.

Nature

The distinguishing characteristic of a person or thing, understood as its general class, sort, type, etc.
What was the nature of your relationship with the deceased?
The best medium might be petroleum, liquified gas, or something of that nature.

Nurture

That which nourishes; food; diet.

Nature

Synonym of caliber: the class of a gun.

Nurture

To feed; to nourish.

Nature

The vital functions or strength of someone or something, especially as requiring nourishment or careful maintenance or (medicine) as a force of regeneration without special treatment.

Nurture

To educate; to bring or train up.
He was nurtured where he had been born.

Nature

A requirement or powerful impulse of the body's physical form, especially

Nurture

The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

Nature

The need to urinate and defecate.
I hear the call of nature.

Nurture

Raising someone to be an accepted member of the community;
They debated whether nature or nurture was more important

Nature

Sexual desire.

Nurture

Help develop, help grow;
Nurture his talents

Nature

Spontaneous love, affection, or reverence, especially between parent and child.

Nurture

Bring up;
Raise a family
Bring up children

Nature

A product of the body's physical form, especially semen and vaginal fluids, menstrual fluid, and (obsolete) feces.

Nurture

Provide with nourishment;
We sustained ourselves on bread and water
This kind of food is not nourishing for young children

Nature

A part of the body's physical form, especially (obsolete) the female genitalia.

Nature

(obsolete) To endow with natural qualities.

Nature

The existing system of things; the universe of matter, energy, time and space; the physical world; all of creation. Contrasted with the world of mankind, with its mental and social phenomena.
But looks through nature up to nature's God.
When, in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bonds which have connected them with another, ans to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal Station which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to the Separation.
Nature has caprices which art can not imitate.

Nature

The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; - often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence; as, produced by nature; the forces of nature.
I oft admireHow Nature, wise and frugal, could commitSuch disproportions.

Nature

The established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect.

Nature

Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

Nature

The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being.
Thou, therefore, whom thou only canst redeem,Their nature also to thy nature join,And be thyself man among men on earth.

Nature

Kind, sort; character; quality.
A dispute of this nature caused mischief.

Nature

Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.
Oppressed nature sleeps.

Nature

Natural affection or reverence.
Have we not seenThe murdering son ascend his parent's bed,Through violated nature force his way?

Nature

Constitution or quality of mind or character.
A born devil, on whose natureNurture can never stick.
That reverence which is due to a superior nature.

Nature

To endow with natural qualities.
He [God] which natureth every kind.

Nature

The essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized;
It is the nature of fire to burn
The true nature of jealousy

Nature

A causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe;
The laws of nature
Nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women

Nature

The natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.;
They tried to preserve nature as they found it

Nature

The complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions;
It is his nature to help others

Nature

A particular type of thing;
Problems of this type are very difficult to solve
He's interested in trains and things of that nature
Matters of a personal nature

Nature vs. Nurture

Nature and nurture are two different words. Nature is our traits and abilities in our nature. Nurture is upbringing life experiences. Nature is something that an individual holds by birth, whereas nurture is the influence of the outside factors on an individual.

Nature is about personality and abilities in our behavior. Nurture is about behaving in certain ways. The word nature belongs to the biological impact on human beings, and word nature refers to the explanation of the influence of learning.

Nature is related to physical appearance. Nurture is related to social influences. Nature refers to nativism. Nurture refers to empiricism and behaviorism. The factors of nature and nurture are also different. Nature involves biological and family factors. Nurture involves social and environmental factors.

Nature is what we are born with our biology. Nurture is what our experiences are. The IQ (intelligence quotient) is a thing that is specifically depending on the nature of genes. IQ is not much related to nurturing.

Nature and nurture also differ in their base. Nature is a hormone-based trait. Nurture is a culture based trait. Nature is all about inheritance. Nurture is about the external development of our personality.

Both nature and nurture have a different kind of influence on a person. Nature expresses genes. Nurture is to improve personality and supply nourishment.

What is Nature?

Nature refers to the innate qualities of an individual. Nature is never changing and always based on external inborn factors. For example, if a person is with curly hair, genes will have curly hair no matter where is he or she is born and how they are raised.

Nature is influenced by genetic inheritance and other biological factors and what we think as pre-wiring. However, to nature versus nurture debate, nature appears to be more important than nurture in explaining IQ in the general adult population of the United States.

Nature is a wide term and in the broadest sense. It is the physical, natural world, or universe. Nature is a physical phenomenon word “nature” is also referring to life in general. The study of nature is very vast, and it is not only part of science. Overall humans are also just a part of nature.

Word ‘nature’ derives from the Latin word ‘natura” means essential qualities or innate qualities. In ancient times nature means “birth” that is the Latin translation of the Greek word “physis” which originally related to native Characteristics of plants animals and other features of the world.

Nature often refers to geology and wildlife and the common sphere of animals and plants. Nature is a bundle of characteristics, including acting, feeling, and thinking, which humans have naturally.

The concept of human nature continuously plays a major role in science. Psychologists, neurologists, sociologists sometimes reveal that their results have yielded insight into human nature. Human nature debates are related to the importance of genes and development.

What is Nurture?

Nurture is all about personal experiences. Nurture relies on external factors. For example, a person having tall height genes have stunted growth due to malnutrition. Nurture is mainly influenced by external factors, i.e. experience, learning and exposure of a person.

Nurture factors were found to contribute substantially. However, the concept of nurture threw light on topics like social environment, who you are, who you are born, emotional skills, well being, and behavior.

Children with a good start in their life show significant advantages and good nurture in their personality than those who have missed their early experiences and attachments. They tend to do better at school but less likely to upset in experience, physical, and mental health.

The nurturing phenomena offer a range of opportunities for the children. It also engages young people with missing early nurturing experiences, which gives them essential social and emotional skills to do well in their fields. So, nurture your children in a clean colorful environment with the latest books and learning gadgets.

Moreover, nurturing also develops flexibility and capacity in young ones to deal with troubles and trials in their life confidently. The actual meaning of nurture is to support and encourage someone during the period of training or development.

Nurture is a baby just out of the womb and how the baby is raised, just like when you plant seed water it daily and give it lots of light until it is ready to transplant it outside. When you nurture a person you have to care and help his/her to grow up. Nurture is the most important process to determine an individual’s personality and behavior.

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