naturel
Plain, in French
Naturel is the French word for natural, appearing in English mainly in the phrase au naturel—in a natural state, unadorned, or nude.
Outside that borrowing, naturel rarely appears in English text except in French contexts or as an affectation.
Existing from birth
- inherentExisting as essential part
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
- nativeOriginating from a place
congenital · intuitive · spontaneous · automatic · hardwired · primal · fundamental · essential
Unsweetened sparkling wine designation
- rawIn original state
- organicFrom living matter
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
whole · untreated · unadulterated · crude · virgin · unbleached · additive-free · preservative-free
Truly what it claims
- realTruly existing, not fake
- trueAccurate or loyal
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- unaffectedNot changed or influenced
unpretentious · artless · guileless · candid · honest · straightforward · uncontrived · unstudied
inborn
Existing from birth
- inherentExisting as essential part
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
native · congenital · intuitive · spontaneous · automatic · hardwired · primal · fundamental · essential · constitutional
brut
Unsweetened sparkling wine designation
pure · whole · untreated · unadulterated · crude · virgin · unbleached · additive-free · preservative-free · wholesome
genuine
Truly what it claims
unaffected · unpretentious · artless · guileless · candid · honest · straightforward · uncontrived · unstudied · down-to-earth
nude
Unclothed state
undyed · neutral · beige · tan · flesh-colored · unbleached · ecru · buff · cream · ivory
naturelartificial
Made, not natural
synthetic · man-made · manufactured · unnatural · human-made
- natural disasterCatastrophic environmental event
- second natureDeeply ingrained tendency
- human natureInborn behavioral tendencies shared universally
- natural lightIllumination from the sun
- by natureThrough inherent character
- natural causesDeath without external intervention
natural, nature, unnatural, supernatural, naturalness, naturalist, naturalize, preternatural, naturalism