au naturel

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French au naturel (“in the natural state; cooked plainly”), from au (“at the; in the; to the”) + naturel (“natural”) (ultimately borrowed from Latin nātūrālis (“of or relating to nature”), from nātūra (“natural world, nature”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship)). Nātūra is derived from nāscor (“to be born; to grow, spring forth”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”)) + -tūra (suffix forming action nouns denoting activities or their results). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊ næt͡ʃʊˈɹɛl/, /-tjʊ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊ ˌnætəˈɹɛl/, [-ɾə-], /-t͡ʃə-/ Rhymes: -ɛl Hyphenation: au na‧tur‧el === Adjective === au naturel (not comparable) In a natural state; without any artificial change; natural; also, done in a way to appear natural. Of a person: not wearing makeup and with one's natural hair colour. Synonym: all-natural Of a person (especially a woman): having untrimmed pubic hair. Of food: prepared or served raw or very simply cooked. (sometimes humorous) Of a person: in a state of not wearing clothes; in the nude, naked. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:naked ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === au naturel (not comparable) In a natural state; without any artificial change; naturally; also, in a way to appear natural. Of the action of a person: in a manner without makeup and with one's natural hair colour. Of the action of a person (especially a woman): in a manner with untrimmed pubic hair. Of the preparation or serving of food: in a raw or very simply cooked manner. (sometimes humorous) Of the action of a person: in a naked manner; without clothes; in the nude, nakedly. ==== Related terms ==== natural naturism ==== Translations ==== === Notes === === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o na.ty.ʁɛl/ === Adverb === au naturel naturally in the nude most simply, most plainly (in the plainest or simplest manner) (food) without seasoning, flavouring or dressing thon au naturel ― tuna-fish in brine (heraldry) proper