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Nudity — Nu di*ty, n.; pl. {Nudities}. [Cf. F. nudit[ e].] 1. The quality or state of being nude; nakedness. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is nude or naked; naked part; undraped or unclothed portion; esp. (Fine Arts), the human figure represented… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nudity — (n.) 1610s, from NUDE (Cf. nude) (adj.) + ITY (Cf. ity); or else from Fr. nudité nakedness (14c.) or directly from L.L. nuditatem (nom. nuditas) nakedness, from L. nudus naked, bare (see NAKED (Cf. naked)) … Etymology dictionary
nudity — [n] nakedness bareness, birthday suit*, natural state, naturism, nudism, the buff*, the nude, the raw*, undress; concept 453 … New thesaurus
nudity — [no͞o′də tē, nyo͞o′də tē] n. [Fr nudité < L nuditas] 1. the state, quality, or fact of being nude; nakedness 2. pl. nudities a nude figure, as in art … English World dictionary
Nudity — A group of naturists on a nude beach Nude and Naked redirect here. For other uses, see Nude (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
nudity — [[t]nju͟ːdɪti, AM nu͟ː [/t]] N UNCOUNT Nudity is the state of wearing no clothes. ...constant nudity and bad language on TV. Syn: nakedness … English dictionary
nudity — nu|di|ty [ˈnju:dıti US ˈnu: ] n [U] the state of not wearing any clothes ▪ The play contains scenes of nudity … Dictionary of contemporary English
nudity — nu|di|ty [ nudəti ] noun uncount the condition of not wearing clothes, or of not covering a part of the body that is traditionally covered when you are in public: partial/full nudity … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nudity — noun there was one brief moment of nudity Syn: nakedness, bareness, state of undress, undress; informal one s birthday suit … Thesaurus of popular words
nudity — UK [ˈnjuːdətɪ] / US [ˈnudətɪ] noun [uncountable] the condition of not wearing clothes, or of not covering a part of the body that is traditionally covered when you are in public partial/full nudity … English dictionary
nudity — nude ► ADJECTIVE ▪ wearing no clothes. ► NOUN ▪ a naked human figure as a subject in art or photography. DERIVATIVES nudity noun. ORIGIN Latin nudus plain, explicit … English terms dictionary
