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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

Example Sentences

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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 • May 21, 2020

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

For those of us who live here, we prefer our “desert scenery” au naturel.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2016

For you must know that from father to son the family of Claes bore arms three pint pots argent au naturel on a ground bruinbier.

From The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere by Coster, Charles de

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