nudeness

nude  (nd, nyd)

adj. nud·er, nud·est

1. Having no clothing; naked.

2. Permitting or featuring full exposure of the body: a nude beach.

3. Law Lacking any of various legal requisites, such as evidence.

n.

1. An unclothed human figure, especially an artistic representation.

2. The condition of being unclothed.

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[Latin ndus; see nog^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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nudely adv.

nudi·ty (nd-t, ny-), nudeness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nudeness - the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind nakedness, nudity condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" nude - without clothing (especially in the phrase `in the nude'); "they swam in the nude" altogether, birthday suit, raw - informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit" undress - partial or complete nakedness; "a state of undress" bareness - the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)