natural state
Noun: 1. A condition existing in nature, independent of human activity or intervention: The inherent, original, or uncultivated condition of an environment, organism, or resource. 2. A wild or primitive condition untouched by civilization: A state characterized by the absence of human development, control, or cultivation.
The term "natural state" is used to describe the original, undeveloped condition of a place, thing, or concept before it is altered by human beings. It emphasizes purity, lack of artificiality, and the functioning of natural processes. * It is often used in environmental, philosophical, and scientific contexts. * It can describe physical environments (like forests or rivers), biological entities (like plants or animals), or abstract concepts (like human nature).
- Noun:
- Conservationists aim to preserve the forest in its natural state.
- The philosopher debated whether human beings are inherently selfish in their natural state.
- The park allows this area to remain in a natural state, with no paved paths or buildings.
- "in a state of nature": A synonymous phrase often used in political philosophy to describe the hypothetical condition of humanity before the establishment of societies and governments.
- Theorists like Hobbes and Rousseau had different views on life in a state of nature.
- State of nature (noun phrase): A condition in which no government or civil society exists; the natural condition of humankind or the environment.
- Wilderness (noun): An uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region, often preserved in its natural state.
- Pristine (adjective): In its original condition; unspoiled, typically used to describe a natural state.
- Wilderness
- The wild
- State of nature
- Uncultivated state
- Primitive condition
- Developed state
- Cultivated land
- Urban area
- Artificial environment
- a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
- he lived in the wild
- they collected mushrooms in the wild