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conatus, disposition (inclination), instinct, predisposition
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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natural tendency — inborn ability, natural inclination … English contemporary dictionary
natural — 1 adjective 1 NORMAL normal and what you would expect in a particular situation or at a particular time: Don t worry it s a perfectly natural reaction. | it s only natural spoken: It s only natural to be afraid sometimes. | it is natural for sb… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Natural language — This article is about natural language in neuropsychology and linguistics. For natural language in computer systems, see Natural language processing. Neuropsychology … Wikipedia
natural — nat|u|ral1 W1S2 [ˈnætʃərəl] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(nature)¦ 2¦(normal)¦ 3¦(behaviour)¦ 4¦(ability)¦ 5¦(relaxed)¦ 6¦(parent/child)¦ 7¦(real)¦ 8 natural justice/law 9¦(food)¦ 10¦(music)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Natural Law — • In English this term is frequently employed as equivalent to the laws of nature, meaning the order which governs the activities of the material universe. Among the Roman jurists natural law designated those instincts and emotions common to man… … Catholic encyclopedia
tendency — I noun aptitude, aptness, bearing, bent, bias, character, direction, disposition, facility, gift, gravitation, idiosyncrasy, inclinatio, inclination, instinct, leaning, natural disposition, nature, partiality, penchant, predisposition, prejudice … Law dictionary
natural disposition — index tendency Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
natural-born — natural ,born adjective only before noun showing a particular ability or tendency from an early age … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
natural selection — n. in evolution, the process by which those individuals (of a species) with characters that help them to become adapted to their specific environment tend to leave more progeny and transmit their characters, while those less able to become… … English World dictionary
tendency — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, great, marked, pronounced, strong ▪ slight ▪ greater, growing, increased … Collocations dictionary
