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See more synonyms for nude on Thesaurus.com adjective, nud·er, nud·est. naked or unclothed, as a person or the body. without the usual coverings, furnishings, etc.; bare: a nude stretch of land laid waste by brush fires. (of a photograph, painting, statue, etc.) being or prominently displaying a representation of the nude human figure. Law made without a consideration or other legal essential: a nude contract. having the color nude. Show More
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure. an unclothed human figure. the condition of being unclothed: to sleep in the nude. (no longer in common use; now considered offensive) a light grayish-yellow brown to brownish-pink color. a color that falls within the spectrum of human skin colors. Show More
Origin of nude 1525–35; <
Latin nūdus; see
naked Related forms nude·ly , adverb nude·ness , noun sem·i·nude , adjective sub·nude , adjective Antonyms for nude 1 . covered.
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Related Words for nudest naked ,
bald ,
raw ,
skin ,
dishabille ,
bare ,
exposed ,
stark ,
stripped ,
unclad ,
uncovered ,
undressed ,
stark-naked ,
unclothed British Dictionary definitions for nudest completely unclothed; undressed having no covering; bare; exposed law lacking some essential legal requirement, esp supporting evidence (of a contract, agreement, etc) made without consideration and void unless under seal Show More
the state of being naked (esp in the phrase in the nude ) a naked figure, esp in painting, sculpture, etc Show More
Derived Forms nudely , adverb nudeness , noun Word Origin for nude C16: from Latin nūdus
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Word Origin and History for nudest n. "nude figure in visual art," 1708, from French nud , obsolete variant of nu "naked, nude, bare," from Latin nudus (see nude (adj.)).
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adj. 1530s, a legal term, "unsupported, not formally attested," from Latin nudus "naked, bare, unclothed, stripped" (see naked ). General sense of "mere, plain, simple" attested from 1550s. In reference to the human body, meaning "unclothed," it is an artistic euphemism for naked , dating from 1610s (implied in nudity ) but not in common use in this sense until mid-19c.
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