natural state
Untouched by humanity
Natural state is the condition of something as it exists without human intervention or alteration.
Hair in its natural state hasn't been dyed or chemically treated.
Land in its natural state remains undeveloped.
The phrase often implies authenticity or purity: She prefers her skin in its natural state, without makeup.
In philosophy, the natural state of humanity refers to how people supposedly lived before civilization and social contracts.
Not damaged or degraded
- untouchedNot contacted or affected
- virginOne sexually inexperienced
- primevalFrom earliest times
- primordialExisting from the start
undeveloped · intact · unaltered · original · preserved · raw · unprocessed · unrefined
Free from impurities
- unpollutedFree of contaminants
- cleanFree of soil
- untaintedFree from contamination
- unadulteratedCompletely unmixed, genuine
unsullied · undefiled · wholesome · organic · chemical-free · pristine waters · fresh air · clear streams
Tree-dense ecosystem
- jungleDense tropical forest
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
ecosystem · habitat · biodiversity · tundra · savanna · rainforest · wetlands · grassland
State of balance
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- ecosystem balanceStable interaction among organisms
homeostasis · interdependence · attunement · food chain · predator-prey · pollination · migration · hibernation
unspoiled
Not damaged or degraded
primordial · undeveloped · intact · unaltered · original · preserved · raw · unprocessed · unrefined · native
uncontaminated
Free from impurities
- unpollutedFree of contaminants
- cleanFree of soil
- untaintedFree from contamination
unadulterated · unsullied · undefiled · wholesome · organic · chemical-free · pristine waters · fresh air · clear streams · potable
forest
Tree-dense ecosystem
- jungleDense tropical forest
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
wildlife · ecosystem · habitat · biodiversity · tundra · savanna · rainforest · wetlands · grassland · fauna
equilibrium
State of balance
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
ecosystem balance · homeostasis · interdependence · attunement · food chain · predator-prey · pollination · migration · hibernation · seasonal cycle
- originalsoriginal, authentic, genuine, prototype, archetype
- wildnesswildness, wilds, savagery, ferocity, fierceness
- Buddha-naturetathagatagarbha, dharmakaya, suchness, true self
- Dzogchenpointing out, self-liberation, basis, path, fruit
- Rousseausocial contract, Emile, Confessions, noble savage, Julie
- starting freshfresh start, clean slate, blank slate, starting point, square one
natural statecultivated
Improved through nurture
manufactured · engineered · domesticated · tamed · human-made
state, natural, nature, unnatural, supernatural, naturalness, naturalist, naturalistic, naturalize