au naturel

[ oh nach-uh-rel; French oh na-ty-rel ]

adjective

1. in the natural state.
2. naked; nude.
3. cooked plainly.
4. raw; uncooked.

au naturel

/ o natyrɛl /

adjective

1. naked; nude
2. uncooked or plainly cooked

Word History and Origins

Origin of au naturel¹

From French

Word History and Origins

Origin of au naturel¹

literally: in (a) natural (condition)

Example Sentences

Instead, her au naturel dusting and vacuuming maintained her svelte figure.

From The Daily Beast

Marmur says—"au naturel" being a relative term in Manhattan.

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Here we see an au naturel Moore, bra-less in faded rock T-shirts and vowel-mangling California accent.

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In these rooms he is au naturel, and with all his good-nature and genuineness he is rather a rough fellow.

From Project Gutenberg

The above way of serving them is sometimes called au naturel.

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It is also served with the four following omelets: au naturel, with salt pork, fines herbes, and with cheese.

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He admitted that that was an argument for eating things au naturel more than is the practice.

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For picnic parties, or when one is traveling, these sandwiches are far preferable to hard-boiled eggs au naturel.

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