au naturel

English

Borrowed from French au naturel (literally “in the natural”).

au naturel (not comparable)

Naturally.
In the plainest or simplest manner.
In the nude: in the naked state.
Bella loved posing for the artist au naturel.
Having untrimmed pubic hair (especially of women).
- 2018, August McLaughlin, Girl Boner: The Good Girl's Guide to Sexual Empowerment, Amberjack Publishing, →ISBN:
  “There's nary a pubic hair in sight in most porn,” wrote Cindy Gallop in Make Love Not Porn, “which puts a whole lot of grooming pressure on women and is actually rather depressing for those men who like women au naturel.”
Without makeup and with one's natural hair color.
- 2013, Laura Lascarso, Counting Backwards, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 134:
  “Well, few of us are blessed with flawless complexions such as yours, so if you want to go au naturel, that's fine by me.”
- 2014, Daryl Wood Gerber, Stirring the Plot, Penguin, →ISBN, page 121:
  Why did some women eschew makeup? It seemed to be a recent trend for her. Had her religious fiancé requested she go au naturel?

naturally
in the nude
most simply, most plainly
(food) without seasoning, flavouring or dressing
thon au naturel -- tuna-fish in brine
(heraldry) proper