noun
Etymology: Middle English nature humayne, from Middle French nature humaine
: the nature of man:
a. : the complex of behavioral patterns, attitudes, and ideas which man has acquired socially — called also cultural nature
socially conditioned human nature … the qualities of the personality that make it like other personalities within the same society — A.L.Kroeber
b. : the complex of fundamental dispositions and traits of man sometimes considered innate
belief that “you can't change human nature” — A.A.Van Duym