au naturel

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

ADJECTIVE

without clothing

Synonyms

WEAK

bare disrobed exposed in one's birthday suit in the buff in the raw naked naked as a jaybird natural nude stark naked stripped unclad unclothed undressed without a stitch

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She is ultimately ambivalent about it: Maybe she should have tried to succeed au naturel.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2023

I'm not saying let's do away with time zones and leap years and go completely au naturel.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2022

So, is it time to go au naturel?

From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 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

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

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)

au naturel

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