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I've been asking this question of people who have attended [[Events|word-coinings]] for the Human Nature Dictionary. Here are answers to date: | |||
* A destination, a vacation spot | * A destination, a vacation spot | ||
* | * An integral part of my body and soul | ||
* | * Animals | ||
* | * Ant farm in school | ||
* | * As a child: everything that was studiable | ||
* Being able to breathe and relax | |||
* Carbon-based life | |||
* Climate | |||
* Elemental | |||
* Emotional association of being outside, exposed, buffeted by wind and waves | |||
* Great sweeping forest | * Great sweeping forest | ||
* Growing things vs. static things | * Growing things vs. static things | ||
* | * I grew up in the country, nature was all around | ||
* Irreplaceable | |||
* It varies from culture to culture | |||
* Living things | |||
* Mediated by language (I was a suburban child) | * Mediated by language (I was a suburban child) | ||
* | * Mountains | ||
* Nature encyclopedia | |||
* Not controllable, just is | * Not controllable, just is | ||
* | * Not man-made | ||
* Ocean, rocks, trees, mountains (maybe man, but not really) | |||
* Open air | * Open air | ||
* | * Parks and urban gardens in a city | ||
* | * Plants | ||
* | * Processes like cell division, entropy | ||
* | * Refuge | ||
* Rocks | |||
* Sky | |||
* Smells | |||
* Soil | |||
* Something that's a combination of things that are elemental, basic | * Something that's a combination of things that are elemental, basic | ||
* | * Something we didn’t make | ||
* Something we learn about in museums | |||
* Specific place | |||
* That which exists without human intervention | |||
* Things that go back to the soil | |||
* Trees | * Trees | ||
* | * Trees, grass | ||
* | * Undeveloped | ||
* Unpredictable | |||
* Untouched by humans | |||
* Water | |||
* We can't control | |||
* Weather | |||
* Wild | |||
* Wind, drizzle | |||
* Woods, wildness | |||
Latest revision as of 06:30, 16 June 2018
I've been asking this question of people who have attended word-coinings for the Human Nature Dictionary. Here are answers to date:
- A destination, a vacation spot
- An integral part of my body and soul
- Animals
- Ant farm in school
- As a child: everything that was studiable
- Being able to breathe and relax
- Carbon-based life
- Climate
- Elemental
- Emotional association of being outside, exposed, buffeted by wind and waves
- Great sweeping forest
- Growing things vs. static things
- I grew up in the country, nature was all around
- Irreplaceable
- It varies from culture to culture
- Living things
- Mediated by language (I was a suburban child)
- Mountains
- Nature encyclopedia
- Not controllable, just is
- Not man-made
- Ocean, rocks, trees, mountains (maybe man, but not really)
- Open air
- Parks and urban gardens in a city
- Plants
- Processes like cell division, entropy
- Refuge
- Rocks
- Sky
- Smells
- Soil
- Something that's a combination of things that are elemental, basic
- Something we didn’t make
- Something we learn about in museums
- Specific place
- That which exists without human intervention
- Things that go back to the soil
- Trees
- Trees, grass
- Undeveloped
- Unpredictable
- Untouched by humans
- Water
- We can't control
- Weather
- Wild
- Wind, drizzle
- Woods, wildness