au naturel
adjective, adverb/ˌəʊ ˌnætʃəˈrel/
/ˌəʊ ˌnætʃəˈrel/
[not before noun] (from French)- in a natural way
- The fish is served au naturel, uncooked and with nothing added.
- Camping gave us a taste of living au naturel.
Word OriginFrench, literally ‘in the natural (state)’.Definitions on the go
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