Definition of "natural state" [natural state]

• A wild primitive state untouched by civilization (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Joyfulness is the soul's natural state and all you need is to eliminate everything that comes between you and your cheerfulness."
• "It can take a while to re-develop appreciation, but as the satisfaction we get from sustenance that is closer to its natural state increases, the “draw” of the “less-well-connected” foodstuffs painlessly diminishes."
• "During the Renaissance, nuditas naturalis referred to the natural state of man as he emerges from the womb, pure, unencumbered, and full of virtue I Tim."