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in a state of nature in American English a. in an uncivilized or uncultured condition b. without clothes; nude; naked See full dictionary entry for natureExamples of 'in a state of nature' in a sentencein a state of nature But man in a state of nature has no need for any of this.The house in which they live, bought for a song decades ago, is now 'almost in a state of nature'.It is a decision made in a state of nature-deprivation: and nature-deprivation robs us of comfort, ease, perspective and sanity. |