aard — meaning in English

English meaning

• kind noun A type or category of thing that shares common features with others.
• nature noun The physical world and everything in it — plants, animals, landscapes, and natural forces — as distinct from human-made things.

Senses

aard is used for these senses in English:

• kind (archaic) One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.
• nature The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.

kind — full definition

1. noun A type or category of thing that shares common features with others.
2. adj Friendly, generous, and considerate toward others.

nature — full definition

1. noun The physical world and everything in it — plants, animals, landscapes, and natural forces — as distinct from human-made things.
2. noun A person or thing's essential character — the qualities that make them who or what they fundamentally are.
3. noun The general type or category something belongs to.

Related Dutch words