1
as in emptiness
the quality or state of being empty
the stark bareness of the refrigerator suggested it was time to go shopping
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as in nudity
the state of having no clothes on one's body
as she encountered more and more nude people at the resort, she became less conscious of her own bareness
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Recent Examples of bareness
Di Felice makes very sexy clothes, but at times the bareness crosses the line between aspirationally hot and inconceivably bare.
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
7 Mar. 2026
Clothes felt sensuous without overt sexuality and bareness.
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Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
7 Mar. 2026
Clothes felt sensuous without overt sexuality and bareness.
—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bareness
Noun
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He was used to being alone without Robin and postretirement but being alone in the interminable stretch of predawn hours was a different sort of emptiness.
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Work gives you somewhere to point your attention, somewhere to put the grief, the sadness, the emptiness.
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Sometimes, being sexy has nothing to do with nudity.
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When asked whether viewers should expect some nudity in season 2, Skinner, 32, laughed before offering a playful hint.
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This shade is pretty universal, but offers a truer nude for people with fairer skin and pink undertones.
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Regulators Europe opened investigations into Musk’s Grok over antisemitic content and sexualized material, include deepfake nudes.
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But the figurine’s nakedness could have been more practical than erotic – to show bodily changes during pregnancy, for instance.
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Alas, a child exposed the collective delusion and the emperor’s nakedness.
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“Bareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bareness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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