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naturists

naturists is the plural of naturist.

Meaning of naturist

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 ecology, health, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns.
    Synonyms:
    nudist
    Antonyms:
    clothist, textilist
  2. One who believes in the doctrine of naturism, which attributes everything to nature.
    • I have thought fit to lay dovvn the tvvo foregoing limitations, […] partly becauſe they contain ſomething, that may be added to vvhat hath been lately repreſented on behalf of the divine providence (as it falls under the naturiſt’s conſideration.)1686 (indicated as 1685–1686), Robert Boyle, “A Free Inquiry into the Vulgarly Received Notion of Nature: […]”, in The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle. […], volume IV, London: […] A[ndrew]...

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Questions about naturists

What is naturists the plural of?
Naturists is the plural of naturist.

Words near naturists in the dictionary

  1. naturist anarchism
  2. naturist anarchist
  3. naturist anarchists
  4. naturistic
  5. naturistically
  6. naturists
  7. naturity
  8. naturize
  9. naturized
  10. naturizes
  11. naturizing

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