au naturel

[ oh nach-uh-rel; French oh na-ty-rel ]

adjective

1. in the natural state.
2. naked; nude.
3. cooked plainly.
4. raw; uncooked.

au naturel

/ o natyrɛl /

adjective

1. naked; nude
2. uncooked or plainly cooked

Word History and Origins

Origin of au naturel¹

From French

Word History and Origins

Origin of au naturel¹

literally: in (a) natural (condition)

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

He was wrestling with whether he should go au naturel or use a prosthetic.

From New York Times

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

From Salon

But the chances of being photographed au naturel have grown considerably.

From New York Times

“The thing is, this wasn’t the first time I had been nakedly embarrassed in Pasadena,” she writes, referencing her famous au naturel chess match with Duchamp at the Pasadena Art Museum.

From Los Angeles Times