nude
adjective
naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.
nudes
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pluralof nude.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The handmade stoneware tiles of Florencia Rothschild at Wishbone honor femininity and self-care in mural-like assemblages of nudes engaging in yoga, Pilates and rest, foregrounding the human form without sexualizing it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
The Text with Jesus app is inextricably linked to the deepfake nudes generated by supercharged tools from Microsoft and Google — in that they share one foolish premise at core.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2023
The museum wants to establish O’Keeffe’s modernist bona fides by defining her penchant for repeating images — landscapes, flowers, West Texas canyons, portraits, female nudes, evening stars — as a “serial practice.”
From New York Times ● May 5, 2022
The selection criteria are almost laughably loose: The curators have opened their arms to a variety of genres, including fashion, advertising and propaganda, as well as portraiture, reportage, nudes and avant-garde experimentation.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2021
It was Michelangelo’s habit to base his female figures on male nudes drawn from life.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
