human nature

noun

: 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

Lead actor Garcia-Rulfo, a distant relative of the novel’s author, set out to find the human nature within the disagreeable character. —Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024

And human nature leads most people to wildly underestimate their risks. —Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024

Perhaps that’s because Guare (who also wrote the screenplay) wasn’t aiming to recreate a scandal, but instead used a true story to inspire his imagination and poking around the nooks and crannies of human nature. —Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024

This dark aspect of human nature is especially pertinent in Hollywood, where media attention amplifies social stress to detrimental levels. —Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

human nature

noun

: the nature of human beings

especially : the ways of thinking, acting, and reacting that are common to most or all human beings or that are learned in social situations