Nude

//n(j)uːd// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples. not-comparable

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

  2. 2
    Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh. comparable, usually

    "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 […]"

  3. 3
    Not valid; void. archaic, not-comparable

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having no clothes on the body wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    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.

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

  2. 2
    a painting of a naked human figure wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of total nudity.

    "she caught him in the nude"

  4. 4
    a statue of a naked human figure wordnet
  5. 5
    A color that resembles or evokes bare flesh; a paint, dye, etc. of such color.

    "What eye shadow looks best on my eye color? Brown eyes – Off whites, nudes, peaches, and purples."

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  1. 6
    a naked person wordnet
  2. 7
    without clothing (especially in the phrase ‘in the nude’) wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Entered English 1493 as a legal term, meaning "unsupported, not formally attested," from Middle English nud, from Latin nūdus (“naked, bare”).

Etymology 2

Entered English 1493 as a legal term, meaning "unsupported, not formally attested," from Middle English nud, from Latin nūdus (“naked, bare”).

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