Nude

/n(j)uːd/ · adjective

Meaning

(not comparable) Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples..

Definitions by Sense

1. (not comparable) Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
2. (of clothing, makeup, etc., comparable) Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.
3. (law, archaic, not comparable) Not valid; void.
4. 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.
5. (with article, "the nude") The state of total nudity.
6. A color that resembles or evokes bare flesh; a paint, dye, etc. of such color.

Example Sentences

Why do you act so prudish whenever you see nude people?

2019 December 19, Elaine McCahill, “I said no to 'Game of Thrones' nude scene, says 'Charlie' actress Sinead Watters”, Irish Independent: Charlie's breakout star Sinead Watters has revealed that she said no to a nude role in Game of Thrones.

Vanessa always wore the same color on both her hands and feet—Hitchcock Blonde—a barely-there nude color with a dash of pink that was only two shades away from clear topcoat. It was the sort of thing you would imagine Grace Kelly in […]

It gave me a lovely, natural, but juicy color. To correct the shape of my mouth, I lined my lips with a nude color like MAC's Spice mixed with Mochaberry Automatic Lip Liner, blending the liner very carefully to make sure there was no hard edge.

Do not, under any circumstances (even if grunge is back in), wear a white or black bra under light-coloured clothing – only a nude bra will do.

A void sale is that which can never take effect; in which the articles opposed to each other, or one of them, not bearing any legal value the contract is nude.

Michelangelo's David is a well-known standing male nude; Michelangelo also created several other nudes.

Lexa sent me a nude last week.

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• nuder
• nudest
• nudes

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