noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive wordnet
3. 3
   the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind wordnet
4. 4
   a bleak and desolate atmosphere wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

nudityaltogetherbarenessbarenessbirthday suitbleakness

Example

More examples

"The nakedness of woman is the work of God."

Etymology

From Middle English nakednesse, from Old English nacodnes (“nakedness”); equivalent to naked + -ness.

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