as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing
Picasso's paintings of nude art models
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as in nudity
the state of having no clothes on one's body
the artist painted some models in the nude
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as in nude
the state of having no clothes on one's body
actors who don't turn down roles that call for nudity
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Recent Examples of nude
Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Strings of beads were draped on nude illusion fabric to create a mini dress and a top with cascades of glitz and glamour.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
On Monday, Cyrus was seen posing nude on the cover of Perfect Magazine.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
These violations, perpetrated primarily against Ukrainian prisoners of war, include genital violence such as electrocution, beatings and burns to the genitals, and forced stripping and prolonged nudity, used to humiliate and elicit confessions or information.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Playalinda Beach, a remote stretch of the Canaveral National Seashore known for its legal nude sunbathing, could see access to the beach reduced by as many as 60 times per year, sparking vocal opposition from nudists, environmentalists and local residents.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Strings of beads were draped on nude illusion fabric to create a mini dress and a top with cascades of glitz and glamour.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
Posing nude for Playboy’s famous centerfold is optional — and also must be auditioned for.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
On Monday, Cyrus was seen posing nude on the cover of Perfect Magazine.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Williams, a 77-year-old Alaskan Athabascan Indian who has lived in East Oakland since the early 1970s, finds plenty of reasons to despise the artwork, the most visceral being its nudity.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
These violations, perpetrated primarily against Ukrainian prisoners of war, include genital violence such as electrocution, beatings and burns to the genitals, and forced stripping and prolonged nudity, used to humiliate and elicit confessions or information.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nude
naked
Adjective
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Episode 5 opens with a postal worker’s 2020 account of seeing Sellers naked in the woods, with his face covered, carrying a child’s jacket.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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To the naked eye, Saturn will be a steady, golden point of light that won’t twinkle, as stars do.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Nude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nude. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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