by nature

1. 1.

   through inherent nature

   “he was naturally lazy”

   Synonymsnaturally

Questions about by nature

What does by nature mean?

by nature means "through inherent nature".

What is another word for by nature?

Close synonyms include naturally. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is by nature a common word?

by nature is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.