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View definitions for second nature

second nature

noun as in habitual behavior pattern

adjective as in deeply ingrained

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“It was very much second nature to us.”

“The way that she thinks and moves and speaks and acts and behaves is almost second nature because of how long I’ve lived in her,” Ramsey says.

But what might’ve felt unnatural to him not that long ago, he says, is starting to feel like second nature.

"The difficulty is that our phones have become so much a part of our day-to-day life that recording and sharing has become second nature," she added.

From BBC

"When I was younger, to be fair, it was second nature", he said, adding that he other fans "took it for granted in a way".

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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