naturist

See also: naturalist

English

Etymology

nature + -ist

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneɪt͡ʃəɹɪst/
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Noun

naturist (plural naturists)

  1. One who follows a philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of health, ecology, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns.
    Synonym: nudist
  2. One who believes in the doctrine of naturism, which attributes everything to nature.
    • 1686, Robert Boyle, A Free Inquiry into the Vulgarly Received Notion of Nature
      as it life of animals , and succour them in their falls under the naturist's consideration

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Adjective

naturist (comparative more naturist, superlative most naturist)

  1. Of or relating to naturism, the philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of health, ecology, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns.
  2. Relating to or believing in the doctrine of naturism, which attributes everything to nature.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French naturiste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌnaː.tyˈrɪst/
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  • Hyphenation: na‧tu‧rist
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

naturist m (plural naturisten)

  1. A naturist.
    Synonym: nudist

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

From French naturiste.

Adjective

naturist m or n (feminine singular naturistă, masculine plural naturiști, feminine and neuter plural naturiste)

  1. naturist

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