Nudity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnjudɪˌti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nudity is a noun meaning (countable, rare) Something or someone without clothes.
Meaning
(countable, rare) Something or someone without clothes.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.
Example Sentences
In places such as Scandinavia, public nudity is legal.
M. PILS' battle-piece, representing Prince NAPOLEON leading his division at Alma, and some of M. GEROME's startling nudities.
[…]he had divested himself of the incumbrance of dress[…] and although a nudity, he appeared before numbers of people unabashed, and with an unblushing composure of countenance, which envinces that the sense of shame in him is entirely abolished.
Word Forms
- nudities
Synonyms for nudity
Depending on context, synonyms include nakedness, bareness, nudeness, nude.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nakedness, shame, nudiness, undressedness, seminudity, naughtiness.
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