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nude

[ nood, nyood ]

/ nud, nyud /

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See flesh color.

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.

noun

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR nude

1 uncovered, undressed, undraped, exposed.

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OPPOSITES FOR nude

1 covered.

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Origin of nude

1525–35; <Latin nūdus;see naked

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OTHER WORDS FROM nude

nudely, adverbnudeness, nounsem·i·nude, adjectivesub·nude, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for nude

nude

/ (njuːd) /

adjective

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

noun

the state of being naked (esp in the phrase in the nude)

a naked figure, esp in painting, sculpture, etc

Derived forms of nude

nudely, adverbnudeness, noun

Word Origin for nude

C16: from Latin nūdus

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