natural-lookingadj.
/ˈnatʃ(ə)rəlˌlʊkɪŋ/, /ˈnatʃ(ə)rl̩ˌlʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnætʃər(ə)lˌlʊkɪŋ/, /ˈnætʃr(ə)lˌlʊkɪŋ/ Natural in appearance, esp. despite being artificially created or enhanced.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adjective] > having specific appearance
huedc1000
beseemeda1250
lookingc1330
well-faringc1330
well-beseenc1374
farranda1400
homely?a1439
ill-favoured1530
seeming1590
looked1597
ill-looking1633
complexioned1639
ill-lookeda1640
leonine1660
plain-looking1744
natural-looking1810
anthropoid1881
thuggish-looking1903
new look1950
1810 Morning Post 12 Nov. 1/2 (advt.) Gentleman's Natural-Looking Wigs.
1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xxxix. 414 They were such perfectly natural-looking leads that I could hardly keep from ‘taking them up’.
1909 Daily Chron. 1 Oct. 7/4 These wavers may be left in the slightly dampened hair for an hour or two, and the result will be a soft, natural-looking wave.
1968 Brit. Jrnl. Plastic Surg. 21 367 When it is the upper lid itself which is being reconstructed a natural looking lashline is highly desirable.
1995 Denver Post 28 May e3 (advt.) Create a natural-looking tan or do a fast fake-up with makeup.
2001 C. Freeland But is it Art? iii. 61 The Emperor's pleasure palace Yuan Ming Yuan featured bridges and gazebos with a vast artificial but natural-looking landscape.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1810