as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing
for vacationers who prefer to be au naturel, the tropical resort features a secluded, private beach
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Recent Examples of au naturel
But this is just the latest sign that pubic hair styles are swinging back toward au naturel.
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Erika W. Smith, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
Adding in pebbles gives it an au naturel aesthetic.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
Herring Cove Beach is a bit more social, with a snack bar, a summer concert series, and separate areas favored by gay men, lesbians and those who prefer to sunbathe au naturel.
—Brett Sokol, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
In the years that followed, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Pamela Anderson, Taraji P. Henson, Eva Mendes, Dennis Rodman, Olivia Munn, Kim Basinger, Ireland Basinger-Baldwin and other high-profile personalities modeled in the campaign au naturel.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 6 Sep. 2024
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Erika W. Smith, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
Adding in pebbles gives it an au naturel aesthetic.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
Herring Cove Beach is a bit more social, with a snack bar, a summer concert series, and separate areas favored by gay men, lesbians and those who prefer to sunbathe au naturel.
—Brett Sokol, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
In the years that followed, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Pamela Anderson, Taraji P. Henson, Eva Mendes, Dennis Rodman, Olivia Munn, Kim Basinger, Ireland Basinger-Baldwin and other high-profile personalities modeled in the campaign au naturel.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for au naturel
Adjective
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Uranus, Neptune and Saturn will also be in the sky, though the former two are impossible to see with the naked eye and the latter difficult.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Most of them are still scary quick, skinny and now naked.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Another nude beach, Gunnison Beach in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, ranks No. 3 in the BoatBooker study.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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The model also went for a peachy blush and kept her lips a simple nude pink.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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“Au naturel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/au%20naturel. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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