naturalness

Absence of artifice

Naturalness is the quality of being natural—unforced, uncontrived, or in accord with nature.

An actor's naturalness makes their performance feel authentic rather than theatrical.

Her naturalness put everyone at ease.

The word often implies ease and lack of affectation: He spoke with a naturalness that made the interview feel like conversation.

authenticity

genuineness

Quality of being real

unpretentiousness · honesty · integrity · candor · transparency · unaffectedness · originality · credibility · trustworthiness · legitimacy

ease

effortlessness

Quality of seeming unstrained

casualness · comfort · relaxation · flexibility · informality · looseness · nonchalance · smoothness · flow · instinctiveness

purity

pristine

Pure and untouched

unpolluted · clean · unspoiled · unblemished · virginal · unaltered · unmodified · undiluted · unbleached · untainted

harmony

balance

Steadiness or amount owed

coherence · alignment · equilibrium · integration · compatibility · consistency · attunement · synchrony · proportion · fittingness

organic

pesticide-free

Lacking chemical pest treatments

non-GMO · farm-to-table · grass-fed · free-range · biodynamic · eco-friendly · additive-free · preservative-free · raw · unrefined

Categories
Opposites
authenticity/genuineness

naturalnessaffectedness

Insincere, contrived behavior

affectation · artificiality · insincerity · pretension · pretentiousness

ARTIFICIALITY (of things/substances)

naturalnessartificiality

State of being contrived

unnaturalness · synthetics · artificialness · artifice · manufacture

ease and spontaneity

naturalnessstiffness

Resistance to deformation

self-consciousness · awkwardness · unnaturalness · inhibition · constraint

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G