naturalistic adj : representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers" [syn: realistic]

English

Adjective

naturalistic

1. having the appearance of nature or realism; lifelike or realistic
2. of, or relating to naturalism

Nature (as distinct from natural and naturalism) refers to the natural world, especially in its essential form, untainted by human influence.

Nature may refer to:

• Nature (philosophy) as a philosophical concept
• Mother Nature, the personification of nature as a maternal figure
• Nature (innate), the innate behaviour, character or essence of a human or another living organism

As a title, Nature can refer to:

• Nature (journal), a general-purpose scientific journals published since 1869
• La Nature, a French journal founded in 1873 by Gaston Tissandier
• Nature (radio programme), a BBC Radio 4 programme
• Nature (book), an essay and collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Nature (TV series), a television program that has been broadcast on PBS since 1982

Nature can also refer to:

• Nature (artist), a rapper from Queensbridge, New York City

See also

lookfrom Nature

• "Nature_1", a B-side on the Muse compilation album Hullabaloo
• Natural (disambiguation)

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