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NUDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A painting of a naked human figure
Synonyms:
nude; nude painting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("nude" is a kind of...):
painting; picture (graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A statue of a naked human figure
Synonyms:
nude; nude sculpture; nude statue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("nude" is a kind of...):
statue (a sculpture representing a human or animal)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A naked person
Synonyms:
nude; nude person
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nude" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nude"):
streaker (someone who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place)
Derivation:
nude (completely unclothed)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Without clothing (especially in the phrase 'in the nude')
Example:
they swam in the nude
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("nude" is a kind of...):
nakedness; nudeness; nudity (the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind)
Derivation:
nude (completely unclothed)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Completely unclothed
Example:
a nude model
Synonyms:
au naturel; bare; naked; nude
Classified under:
Similar:
unclothed (not wearing clothing)
Derivation:
nude (a naked person)
nude (without clothing (especially in the phrase 'in the nude'))
nudeness; nudity (the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind)
