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as in abandon
carefree freedom from constraint
the children danced with a naturalness born of the sheer enjoyment of music and movement
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as in simplicity
the quality or state of being simple and sincere
has always admired the very naturalness of the Amish lifestyle
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Recent Examples of naturalness
That ease and naturalness are paramount to Copeland.
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Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
The slightly distressed finish of brown sneakers adds naturalness and ease that pairs harmoniously with the low profile of baggy jeans.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2026
In 1995, Taschen published his first book, which made a stir with portraits of soft, indirect illumination, emphasizing naturalness.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The filmmakers on Saturday also discussed working with children on set, with both lauding young people’s naturalness and authenticity.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
Frogposting, then, pits the intractably byzantine, soulless and cutthroat nature of the contemporary economy in a simple binary against what the posters envision as the green, healthy, naturalness of the Earth—framed as a joke, the base unit of online commentary.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
An accurate line design directly affects the naturalness of the hair transplant results.
—Lyssanoel Frater, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
Smile Hair Clinic aims to achieve the highest density by maintaining naturalness.
—Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The naturalness bias is deeply ingrained in Kennedy’s MAHA campaign, which aims to improve public health by returning to a more natural lifestyle.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
The slightly distressed finish of brown sneakers adds naturalness and ease that pairs harmoniously with the low profile of baggy jeans.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2026
In 1995, Taschen published his first book, which made a stir with portraits of soft, indirect illumination, emphasizing naturalness.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The filmmakers on Saturday also discussed working with children on set, with both lauding young people’s naturalness and authenticity.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
Frogposting, then, pits the intractably byzantine, soulless and cutthroat nature of the contemporary economy in a simple binary against what the posters envision as the green, healthy, naturalness of the Earth—framed as a joke, the base unit of online commentary.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
An accurate line design directly affects the naturalness of the hair transplant results.
—Lyssanoel Frater, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
Smile Hair Clinic aims to achieve the highest density by maintaining naturalness.
—Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The naturalness bias is deeply ingrained in Kennedy’s MAHA campaign, which aims to improve public health by returning to a more natural lifestyle.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalness
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Others are more than happy to grow in the damp, but will spread with wild abandon.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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In that derelict playground, Lucy reminisces about her hippie youth, then spins in joyful abandon on a rusty carrousel.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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This was the most straightforward, efficient episode of the season, pleasurable in its simplicity, with only one gimmick (the to-go orders) that barely made a difference to the episode’s outcome.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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That simplicity is an advantage that baseball has over hockey, where everything moves so much faster and the plays don’t happen in discrete chunks.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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Liz, meanwhile, talks about the abandonment issues she’s dealt with since the loss of her mother, blaming that for her tough exterior.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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Parental abandonment is passed down, learned.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In Church’s day, that separation depended on promoting a robust idea of American innocence over Europe’s enfeebling corruption.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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There’s arguably no one better placed to collaborate with VFX artists on a motion-capture performance than Serkis, who’s delivered innocence, cunning, cruelty, longing, and kindness in roles that run from Golum to Caesar to King Kong himself.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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The quartet lived and died by its spontaneity.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
26 Apr. 2026
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Roadtripping offers a unique blend of spontaneity and flexibility that many other forms of travel simply do not have.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
21 Apr. 2026
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People leaned in and listened intently as others spoke with sincerity.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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There’s too much effort, too much time, and too much sincerity apparent behind this film to dismiss it outright.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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After summer-like warmth, rainy weather and cooler temperatures return to the New York City area Wednesday and Thursday.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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But Rashad renders even the most harrowing scenes with levity and warmth.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
Pitchfork,
6 May 2026
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On the heels of this enthusiasm, Manus, on March 5, 2025, released an AI tool that took the tech to the next level, from generating ideas to autonomously completing tasks.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oliver, a New York Times bestselling author who previously worked with Henry Winkler on the Hank Zipzer series, was moved by Hawn's enthusiasm.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Naturalness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naturalness. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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