nude.
Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
Meaning & usage
Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
Why do you act so prudish whenever you see nude people?
Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.
Not valid; void.
Where this word comes from
Entered English 1493 as a legal term, meaning "unsupported, not formally attested," from Middle English nud, from Latin nūdus (“naked, bare”).
A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.
Michelangelo's David is a well-known standing male nude; Michelangelo also created several other nudes.
Lexa sent me a nude last week.
The state of total nudity.
she caught him in the nude
A color that resembles or evokes bare flesh; a paint, dye, etc. of such color.
Where this word comes from
Entered English 1493 as a legal term, meaning "unsupported, not formally attested," from Middle English nud, from Latin nūdus (“naked, bare”).
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