au natureladv.

Brit.

/əʊ ˌnatʃᵿˈrɛl/,

/əʊ ˌnatjᵿˈrɛl/, U.S.

/ˌoʊ ˌnædəˈrɛl/,

/ˌoʊ ˌnætʃəˈrɛl/

Forms: 1800s– au naturel, 1900s– au naturêl, 1900s– au naturelle (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French au naturel.

Etymology: < French au naturel in the natural state (first half of the 16th cent. in Middle French), cooked plainly (late 18th cent. or earlier; compare quot. 1781) < au to the, in the + naturel natural n.¹Compare the following earlier instances of the French as part of longer phrases in English contexts (in senses 2 and 1, respectively):a1770 C. Talbot Ess. Var. Subj. (1772) I. v. 45 When the Curtain was undrawn before the other [Glass], it showed, tout au naturel, what they had been.1781 G. Dalrymple Pract. Mod. Cookery 18 This is called soup santé au naturel, viz. plain. O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (o natyręl) (with y apparently an error for ü) /o natyrel/.

1. In a plainly cooked or uncooked state.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > [adverb] > prepared in specific style

à la reine1723

à la Portugaise1793

au naturel1817

à la polonaise1834

à la Florentine1911

1817 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 192/2 They in general speak with great contempt of our national partiality for roast beef and potatoes ‘au naturel’.

1882 Forest & Stream 4 May 270/2 The Romans ate the clam of classical times au naturel, with oxymel sometimes in place of vinegar.

1935 J. C. Lincoln Cape Cod Yesterdays 49 Everyone eats oysters and Little Necks au naturel.

2013 Inside (Philadelphia, Pa.) Fall 76 Housemade fresh mozzarella, served au naturel in twists and fried in Whopper-sized balls, anchored a salad of fresh peaches and tomato compote.

2. More generally: in the natural state; without artificial modification or enhancement; (also) so as to give a natural appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > character or nature > [adverb] > in a or the natural condition

in puris naturalibus1581

au naturel1825

1825 Observer 27 Nov. He has painted every scene so completely au naturel, that the reader enjoys the relation almost as much as if he had been himself an eye witness.

1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey III. v. xv. 303 To say the truth, I think it [sc. the make-up] is au naturel.

1878 People (Indianapolis) 7 Sept. 7/4 Mrs. Langtry was in white satin..with her hair very much au naturel.

1918 W. Owen Let. Apr. (1967) 545 I should tell the merchant to do less retouching, but you will never persuade him to let go a photograph purely au naturel.

1977 V. Glendinning Elizabeth Bowen iii. 49 There were always flowers in abundance, arranged au naturel.

2016 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 1 May Why do black women want to look like white women with long, straight hair? Go au naturel with your short black hair.

3. Without clothes; in a state of nakedness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adjective]

nakedOE

bareOE

start nakedc1225

nakec1300

unarrayedc1380

clothelessc1386

mother-nakedc1390

stark nakedc1390

bareda1400

naked as a needlec1400

unattiredc1400

uncladc1400

uncoveredc1400

loose1423

unclothedc1440

belly-nakeda1500

naked as one's nail1563

unabuilyeit1568

sindonlessc1595

leathern1596

disarrayed1611

undressed1613

debaredc1620

unapparelled1622

unaccoutred?1750

stark1762

disrobed1794

ungarmented1798

undraped1814

au naturel1828

nude1830

skyclad1832

garbless1838

kitless1846

spar-naked1849

raimentless1852

undoffed1854

togless1857

garmentless1866

naked as a robin1866

clothesless1868

sky clothed1878

nakedized1885

altogether1896

buck naked1913

raw1916

bollock naked1922

starkers1923

starko1923

stitchless1927

naked as a jaybird1931

bollock1950

rollock naked1962

nekkid1977

kit-off1992

1828 J. Mease Reply Crit. Hist. Facts Picture of Philadelphia 16 A fourth plate contains an Indian chief..and his queen, both finely dressed, and a young princess, making a prodigious display of her personal charms, au naturel.

1875 Daily Leader (Bloomington, Illinois) 22 June The denizens of hotels and boarding houses rushed out into the streets au naturel.

1905 Mrs. H. Ward Marriage of William Ashe x. 181 You would have preferred ankles au naturel?

1967 Black Belt June 44/3 The Swiss apparently are more modest about these things, and they wear long pants underneath the obi and a tee shirt, instead of going au naturel.

2007 Best Life Nov. 115/1 Gauguin was arrested and fined for bathing au naturel at a remote beach.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	au naturel
释义	au natureladv. Brit. /əʊ ˌnatʃᵿˈrɛl/, /əʊ ˌnatjᵿˈrɛl/, U.S. /ˌoʊ ˌnædəˈrɛl/, /ˌoʊ ˌnætʃəˈrɛl/ Forms: 1800s– au naturel, 1900s– au naturêl, 1900s– au naturelle (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French au naturel. Etymology: < French au naturel in the natural state (first half of the 16th cent. in Middle French), cooked plainly (late 18th cent. or earlier; compare quot. 1781) < au to the, in the + naturel natural n.¹Compare the following earlier instances of the French as part of longer phrases in English contexts (in senses 2 and 1, respectively):a1770 C. Talbot Ess. Var. Subj. (1772) I. v. 45 When the Curtain was undrawn before the other [Glass], it showed, tout au naturel, what they had been.1781 G. Dalrymple Pract. Mod. Cookery 18 This is called soup santé au naturel, viz. plain. O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (o natyręl) (with y apparently an error for ü) /o natyrel/. 1. In a plainly cooked or uncooked state. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > [adverb] > prepared in specific style à la reine1723 à la Portugaise1793 au naturel1817 à la polonaise1834 à la Florentine1911 1817 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 192/2 They in general speak with great contempt of our national partiality for roast beef and potatoes ‘au naturel’. 1882 Forest & Stream 4 May 270/2 The Romans ate the clam of classical times au naturel, with oxymel sometimes in place of vinegar. 1935 J. C. Lincoln Cape Cod Yesterdays 49 Everyone eats oysters and Little Necks au naturel. 2013 Inside (Philadelphia, Pa.) Fall 76 Housemade fresh mozzarella, served au naturel in twists and fried in Whopper-sized balls, anchored a salad of fresh peaches and tomato compote. 2. More generally: in the natural state; without artificial modification or enhancement; (also) so as to give a natural appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > character or nature > [adverb] > in a or the natural condition in puris naturalibus1581 au naturel1825 1825 Observer 27 Nov. He has painted every scene so completely au naturel, that the reader enjoys the relation almost as much as if he had been himself an eye witness. 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey III. v. xv. 303 To say the truth, I think it [sc. the make-up] is au naturel. 1878 People (Indianapolis) 7 Sept. 7/4 Mrs. Langtry was in white satin..with her hair very much au naturel. 1918 W. Owen Let. Apr. (1967) 545 I should tell the merchant to do less retouching, but you will never persuade him to let go a photograph purely au naturel. 1977 V. Glendinning Elizabeth Bowen iii. 49 There were always flowers in abundance, arranged au naturel. 2016 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 1 May Why do black women want to look like white women with long, straight hair? Go au naturel with your short black hair. 3. Without clothes; in a state of nakedness. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adjective] nakedOE bareOE start nakedc1225 nakec1300 unarrayedc1380 clothelessc1386 mother-nakedc1390 stark nakedc1390 bareda1400 naked as a needlec1400 unattiredc1400 uncladc1400 uncoveredc1400 loose1423 unclothedc1440 belly-nakeda1500 naked as one's nail1563 unabuilyeit1568 sindonlessc1595 leathern1596 disarrayed1611 undressed1613 debaredc1620 unapparelled1622 unaccoutred?1750 stark1762 disrobed1794 ungarmented1798 undraped1814 au naturel1828 nude1830 skyclad1832 garbless1838 kitless1846 spar-naked1849 raimentless1852 undoffed1854 togless1857 garmentless1866 naked as a robin1866 clothesless1868 sky clothed1878 nakedized1885 altogether1896 buck naked1913 raw1916 bollock naked1922 starkers1923 starko1923 stitchless1927 naked as a jaybird1931 bollock1950 rollock naked1962 nekkid1977 kit-off1992 1828 J. Mease Reply Crit. Hist. Facts Picture of Philadelphia 16 A fourth plate contains an Indian chief..and his queen, both finely dressed, and a young princess, making a prodigious display of her personal charms, au naturel. 1875 Daily Leader (Bloomington, Illinois) 22 June The denizens of hotels and boarding houses rushed out into the streets au naturel. 1905 Mrs. H. Ward Marriage of William Ashe x. 181 You would have preferred ankles au naturel? 1967 Black Belt June 44/3 The Swiss apparently are more modest about these things, and they wear long pants underneath the obi and a tee shirt, instead of going au naturel. 2007 Best Life Nov. 115/1 Gauguin was arrested and fined for bathing au naturel at a remote beach. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1817
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