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au naturel

adj
/əʊ næt͡ʃʊˈɹɛl/UK/ˌoʊ ˌnætəˈɹɛl/US

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French au naturel (“in the natural state; cooked plainly”), from au (“at the; in the; to the”) + naturel (“natural”) (ultimately borrowed from Latin nātūrālis (“of or relating to nature”), from nātūra (“natural world, nature”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship)). Nātūra is derived from nāscor (“to be born; to grow, spring forth”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”)) + -tūra (suffix forming action nouns denoting activities or their results).

  1. derived from *ǵenh₁-✻ — “to beget; to give birth; to produce”
  2. derived from nātūrālis — “of or relating to nature”

Definitions

  1. In a natural state

    In a natural state; without any artificial change; natural; also, done in a way to appear natural.

    • This is my au naturel look. How do you like it?
    • With his [James David Vance's] old-fashioned views on gender roles, I imagine that it would take an act of God for him to even agree to be patted down with a powder puff to avoid shine on camera. It is my belief that he is au naturel.

  2. Of food

    Of food: prepared or served raw or very simply cooked.

    • [F]ew of the French travellers who have lately visited our Isle appear to have been much gratified with their trip. They in general speak with great contempt of our national partiality for roast beef and potatoes "au naturel."

  3. Of a person

    Of a person: in a state of not wearing clothes; in the nude, naked.

    • Bella was au naturel for that photo session.
    • And now here is Loola—Loola without the least pretension to education or good breeding, Loola au naturel with a musky redolence which, on second thought, has something really rather fascinating about it.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Of the preparation or serving of food

      Of the preparation or serving of food: in a raw or very simply cooked manner.

      • Our chef insists on preparing this cut au naturel.

    2. Of the action of a person

      Of the action of a person: in a naked manner; without clothes; in the nude, nakedly.

      • Bella loved posing for the artist au naturel.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA