Meanings
plural forces of nature
- A mighty natural force which is beyond human control, notably if potentially catastrophic, such as the elements (e.g. storms and extreme temperatures) or geological (e.g. seismic and volcanic) activity.
- figurativelyA thing or person that exhibits qualities which appear to be beyond outside control and which have consequential effects.
Again, she will never be a rider; however, she's a force of nature and a powerhouse.
2020 May 5, Christine Feehan, Shadow Flight, Berkley, →ISBN, page 1021 more example
"She might be a little thing, but she's a force of nature." "I believe it," Damon said with a nod. "You should have heard her put me in my place the other day." He reached up to readjust his tie. “Not that I didn't deserve it."
2009 December 1, Kristina Cook, Force of Nature, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 36 - particlenatural sciencesA fundamental force.
Translations
Danish naturkraft
- naturkrafta mighty natural force which is beyond human control
Dutch natuurkracht
- natuurkrachta mighty natural force which is beyond human control
Finnish luonnonvoima, luonnonvoima
- luonnonvoimaa mighty natural force which is beyond human control
- luonnonvoimaa thing or person that exhibits qualities which appear to be beyond outside control
- perusvuorovaikutus(particle physics) a fundamental force
- perusvoima(particle physics) a fundamental force
French force de la nature, force de la nature
- force de la naturea mighty natural force which is beyond human control
- force de la naturea thing or person that exhibits qualities which appear to be beyond outside control
German Naturgewalt, Naturkraft
- Naturgewalta mighty natural force which is beyond human control
- Naturkrafta mighty natural force which is beyond human control
- Naturgewalta thing or person that exhibits qualities which appear to be beyond outside control
- Naturkraft(particle physics) a fundamental force
- Grundkraft(particle physics) a fundamental force
Icelandic öfl náttúrunnar
- öfl náttúrunnara mighty natural force which is beyond human control
Norwegian Bokmål naturkraft
- naturkrafta mighty natural force which is beyond human control
Polish siła natury, siła natury
- siła naturya mighty natural force which is beyond human control
- siła naturya thing or person that exhibits qualities which appear to be beyond outside control
- oddziaływanie podstawowe(particle physics) a fundamental force
Spanish fuerza de la naturaleza, fuerza de la naturaleza
- fuerza de la naturalezaa mighty natural force which is beyond human control
- fuerza de la naturaleza(particle physics) a fundamental force
Cite this entry
force of nature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/force%20of%20nature
“force of nature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/force%20of%20nature. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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