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Definition of Second nature

1. Noun. Acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate.

Definition of Second nature

1. Noun. (idiomatic) A mindset, skill, or type of behavior so ingrained through habit or practice that it seems natural, automatic, or without a basis in conscious thought. ¹

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Literary usage of Second nature

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Introduction to the Study of Sociology by Edward Cary Hayes (1918)
"The character of a mature man, regarded as a bundle of traits ingrained in his physical organism, is only partly nature, it is also largely "second nature. ..."

2. Introduction to the Study of Sociology by Edward Cary Hayes (1915)
"Those tendencies of thought and sentiment which together with habits we include under the designation, second nature, are like the courses worn by the water ..."

3. Play in Education by Joseph Lee (1915)
"A second nature is acquired to supplement the first. The play-built animal starts with an imperfect outfit of established reflexes, but with the power to ..."

4. Play in Education by Joseph Lee (1915)
"A second nature is acquired to supplement the first. The play-built animal starts with an imperfect outfit of established reflexes, but with the power to ..."

5. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant (1824)
"Custom a second nature. • f, r • 1 HERE is not a common saying which has a better turn JL of sense in it than what we often heard in the mouths to form the ..."

6. English Composition in Theory and Practice by Henry Seidel Canby, Frederick Erastus Pierce, Henry Noble MacCracken, Alfred Arundel May, Thomas Goddard Wright (1909)
"A second nature1 GRANT ALLEN We have all said a hundred times over that habit is a second nature — repeating thoughtlessly the acute ..."

7. English Composition in Theory and Practice by Henry Seidel Canby, Frederick Erastus Pierce, Henry Noble MacCracken, Alfred Arundel May, Thomas Goddard Wright (1909)
"second nature1 GRANT ALLEN We have all said a hundred times over that habit is a second nature — repeating thoughtlessly the acute remark of some nameless ..."

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