Adverb
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?