How do you pronounce au naturel?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ ˌnætəˈɹɛl/.

au naturel

/ˌoʊ ˌnætəˈɹɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: au na-tur-el
IPA: /ˌoʊ ˌnætəˈɹɛl/

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Meaning

adj

In a natural state; without any artificial change; natural; also, done in a way to appear natural.

adj

In a natural state; without any artificial change; natural; also, done in a way to appear natural.

adj

Of food: prepared or served raw or very simply cooked.

adj

Of a person: in a state of not wearing clothes; in the nude, naked.

Humorous

adv

In a natural state; without any artificial change; naturally; also, in a way to appear natural.

adv

In a natural state; without any artificial change; naturally; also, in a way to appear natural.

adv

Of the preparation or serving of food: in a raw or very simply cooked manner.

adv

Of the action of a person: in a naked manner; without clothes; in the nude, nakedly.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"This is my au naturel look. How do you like it?"
"[A]t his age, people of his country have odd prejudices. He may not make up; and he might feel a little offended. To say the truth, I think it is au naturel. There is a grey tint under the eye, which I don't think that any modern colours could have produced—perfectly Ludovico, perfectly. If he do make up, I should like very much to know where he gets his colour: […]"
"With his [James David Vance's] old-fashioned views on gender roles, I imagine that it would take an act of God for him to even agree to be patted down with a powder puff to avoid shine on camera. It is my belief that he is au naturel."
"She prefers to keep her private parts au naturel."
""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.""
"Type "pubic hair" into a search engine and the suggested queries are extremely revealing: "pubic hair removal cream," […] The skin surrounding your vagina is extremely sensitive, and one of the main benefits of rocking your pubic hair au naturel is that it provides a fluffy cushion against harsh friction during sex, preventing painful chafing to your nether regions—ouch!"

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).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *ǵenh₁-, nātūrālis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌoʊ ˌnætəˈɹɛl/
British English: /əʊ næt͡ʃʊˈɹɛl/

Usage

Humorous

Frequently Paired Words

natural naturism

Synonyms

all-natural au naturel bare bare-ass bare-assed bare-bottomed bare-bum bare-butt barefoot all over bare naked bareskin bare-skinned

Rhymes With

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