natural state

/ˌnætʃərəl steɪt/
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Other forms: natural states

Definitions of natural state
  1. noun
    a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
    synonyms: state of nature, wild
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    types:
    crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness
    a wild or unrefined state
    type of:
    state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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