nude

[nood, nyood]

adjective

nuder, nudest 

1. naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.

   Synonyms: exposed, undressed, uncovered

2. without the usual coverings, furnishings, etc.; bare.

   a nude stretch of land laid waste by brush fires.

3. (of a photograph, painting, statue, etc.) being or prominently displaying a representation of the nude human figure.

4. Law.,  made without a consideration or other legal essential.

   a nude contract.

5. having the color nude.

noun

1. a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.

2. an unclothed human figure.

3. the condition of being unclothed.

   to sleep in the nude.

4. (no longer in common use; now considered offensive) a light grayish-yellow brown to brownish-pink color.

5. a color that falls within the spectrum of human skin colors.

nude

/ njuːd /

adjective

1. completely unclothed; undressed

2. having no covering; bare; exposed

3. law

   1. lacking some essential legal requirement, esp supporting evidence

   2. (of a contract, agreement, etc) made without consideration and void unless under seal

noun

1. the state of being naked (esp in the phrase in the nude )

2. a naked figure, esp in painting, sculpture, etc

Usage Alert

See flesh color.

Pronunciation Note

See new .

Other Word Forms

• nudeness noun
• nudely adverb
• seminude adjective
• subnude adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nude¹

1525–35; < Latin nūdus; naked

Word History and Origins

Origin of nude¹

C16: from Latin nūdus

Example Sentences

Previous to this, visitors and residents could be nude, with most choosing to do so, Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times

Mills’s ex told police that he threatened to release nude images of her and threatened to harm her future romantic partners.

From Salon

In 2005, the butter-wouldn’t-melt Gibson finally agreed to pose nude for Playboy, which had “called us like clockwork about every two years or so” since her 18th birthday.

From Los Angeles Times

From her repetitious linework to her paintings of blue skies with surrealist feathers and self-portraits of her fragmented nude body, Hurtado’s art is marked by her sense of experimentation and constant changes in style.

From Los Angeles Times

On top of the pay phone perches a nude Barbie doll.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• naked