au naturel
adverb
uk/ˌəʊ ˌnætʃ.ʊrˈel/us/ˌoʊ ˌnætʃ.ʊrˈel/notwearinganyclothes:
We weresunbathingon thebeachau naturel.
He has madequiteareputationwith hisstudiesof thehumanbodyau naturel.
notwearinganymake-up:
I am oftenamazedat howgreatthesemodelslookau naturel.
He isastonishinglyhandsomeau naturel,evenbefore beingattendedto by themake-upartist.
[after noun]food & drinkspecialized
Iffoodis au naturel, nospices,sauces, or othersubstanceshave beenaddedto it toimproveitsflavour:
Iprefertoeatoystersau naturel.
Shelovescoconutfleshau naturel.
- He didn'tcareif hewalkedabout au naturel infrontof thecameras.
- Ibroughtacoupleofpies– one au naturel and onetoppedwithrelish.
- There is ahugecrazeat themomentforfoodau naturel.
Not wearing or removing clothes
- altogether
- bare
- bare nakedidiom
- barefoot
- bareheaded
- commando
- fling
- immodesty
- in shirtsleevesidiom
- in the buffidiom
- inyourbirthday suitidiom
- inyourstocking(ed) feetidiom
- shirtsleeve
- shuck
- shucksomethingoff
- slip
- slip out ofsomething
- streaker
- undress
- undressed
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