au naturel
Americanadjective
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naked; nude
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uncooked or plainly cooked
Etymology
Origin of au naturel
From French
Example Sentences
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She is ultimately ambivalent about it: Maybe she should have tried to succeed au naturel.
From Los Angeles Times
I'm not saying let's do away with time zones and leap years and go completely au naturel.
From Salon
My colleague G. Daniela Galarza recommends precooking the rhubarb in a sugar syrup if you want to preserve some of its color, but I think it still looks beautiful au naturel.
From Washington Post
The Bellevue College philosophy professor, lifelong naturist and co-founder of the global movement in its 17th year will be potting plants au naturel with his wife in their garage should it rain on Saturday.
From Seattle Times
As befits a song originally intended for Frank Sinatra, Stay pared back the sonic overload of much of Zooropa, leaving U2 more or less au naturel.
From The Guardian
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