Library / English Dictionary

NUDENESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being without clothing or covering of any kind

Synonyms:

nakedness; nudeness; nudity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("nudeness" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nudeness"):

nude (without clothing (especially in the phrase 'in the nude'))

altogether; birthday suit; raw (informal terms for nakedness)

undress (partial or complete nakedness)

bareness (the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body))

Derivation:

nude (completely unclothed)

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