adjective / noun
nude
NOOD/nuːd/
Without clothing.
The nude man stands with his back to the viewer.
Etymology
Latin nudus already meant 'naked' or 'bare.' Although English first used nude in legal language for something unsupported, its bodily use became an artistic euphemism for naked before becoming common more generally.
In context
she's fully clothed which is typically also um a representation of humans versus divine feminine, is often shown nude in the Near Eastern world
More examples
- Some swimmers prefer to swim nude.
- The artist paints a nude in soft colors.
- He sleeps in the nude during hot weather.
Forms
nude · nudes
nudity noun — The state of being without clothing.
Similar words
- naked
- The most direct everyday word for being without clothes.
- unclothed
- More neutral and descriptive, without suggesting an artistic context.