au naturel

adj.

1. 1. Nude.
   2. In a natural state: an au naturel hairstyle.
2. Cooked simply.

[French : au, in the + naturel, natural (state).]

(o nach-uh-REL, o nah-tu-REL)

adjective
1. Uncooked or cooked plainly.
2. Nude.
3. In the natural state.

Etymology
From French au naturel (in the natural state)

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Usage
"As the author of Raw: The Uncook Book, the bible of raw-foodists everywhere, Brotman has established himself as a guru in the art of serving food as au naturel as possible." — Peta Bee; Chuck Out Your Oven; The Times (London, UK); Feb 27, 2003.

"Increasingly, people are choosing 'green graves' - being buried au naturel amid the fields, forests and even the waters of the seas." — Thinking Outside the Box; Better Nutrition (Atlanta, Georgia); Feb 2003.

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Plain; uncooked, or very simply cooked.

[oh-nah-teur-EHL] The French term for food served in its natural state-not cooked or altered in any way.

adjective

Not wearing any clothes: bare, naked, nude, unclad. Chiefly British starkers. Idioms: in one's birthday suit, in thealtogetherbuffraw, naked as a jaybird, stark naked, without a stitch. See put on/take off, show/hide.