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au naturel

American  
[oh nach-uh-rel, oh na-ty-rel] / ˌoʊ ˌnætʃ əˈrɛl, oʊ na tüˈrɛl /

adjective

  1. in the natural state.

  2. naked; nude.

  3. cooked plainly.

  4. raw; uncooked.


au naturel British  
/ o natyrɛl /

adjective

  1. naked; nude

  2. uncooked or plainly cooked

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of au naturel

From French


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Fans of Annahstasia’s armpit hair look, however, quickly blasted the criticism and defended the decision to go au naturel.

From Fox News ● Apr. 25, 2019

“My theory is that the more you keep it au naturel, the better,” Gilligan said.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2019

Late 1880s: While young men might swim au naturel, revolutionary young women begin to head to the water's edge with just about every inch of skin covered, for it is not fitting to be tan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2015

The medical literature has actually tackled this abiding hair question with studies directly comparing the hair regrowth among shavers versus au naturel growth for some 100 years.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2014

A rumour was soon current that the Zoological Society intended to keep a Bengal tiger au naturel, and that they were contriving a residence which would amply compensate him for his native jungle.

From The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

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