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nude Definition

nude (no̵̅o̅d, nyo̵̅o̅d)

adjective

  1. completely unclothed or uncovered; naked; bare
  2. Law without consideration or other legal essential: said esp. of contracts

Etymology: L nudus, naked

noun

  1. a nude person
  2. a representation of a nude human figure in painting, sculpture, etc.
  3. the condition of being nude; nakedness in the nude

nude Related Forms
nudely adverb nude·ness noun
nude Synonyms

nude

modif.

naked, stripped, unclothed, bare; see naked 1. See syn. study at naked.

nude Synonyms

nude

n.

naked person, naked body, naked man, naked woman, nudist, gymnosophist, pin-up, ecdysiast, model, stripper*, peeler*.

in the nude

naked, in the buff*, in the raw*, in one's birthday suit*, in a state of undress.

nude Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • paint: Both men revisited the classical nudes painted by the great French classical painter Ingres in the early 19th century.

Adjective modifier

  • male: It was in Falmouth that Tuke began to paint male nudes ' en plein air ' , something for which he became famous.
  • female: His female nudes radiate a disquiet that is all too absent from many contemporary British interpretations of a woman's privacy.

Modifies a noun

  • mouse: The large implants in these nude mice are breaking through their skin.
  • statue: Consider this: " There is not in all the United States an entirely nude statue.
  • scene: The: Would you do a nude scene with George Clooney?
  • calendar: The first 2006 nude rowing calendar ( from Ashland Rowing Club, Oregon, USA ) is out.
  • photography: His personal achievements as a skilled photographer are in macro, landscape, portrait and nude photography.
  • figure: The first is a nude standing figure of the risen Christ, by Michelangelo to the left of the high altar.

Modifying Another Word

  • completely: In 1886 he was forced to resign after allowing a mixed class to draw from a completely nude male model.
  • fully: Free admission and offers £ 10 per fully nude table dance!
  • not: Actually, since the pictures are displayed in the paper, they are not nude.

Noun used with modifier

  • retro: His works include the conventional nude as well as his own style of retro nudes.

Used with adjective complement

  • pose: Anne is offered a thousand pounds to pose nude for an artist.
  • appear: Wednesday, 5th July 2006, 11:42 LIFE STYLE EXTRA ( UK ) - Natalie Portman appears nude in her new movie.
  • recline: Redundant panels with the description ` still-life ' or ` reclining nude ' are to be destroyed in good time.
  • sunbathe: Note that the beach is partly a nudist beach and there may well be people sunbathing nude whilst you are watching birds.
  • go: Mr Flibble said he would never go nude on screen... until Andrew pointed out that he rarely appears clothed.

Preposition: in

  • front: Posed nude in front of strangers Scuba diving - Why would I want to do that?

Preposition: for

  • calendar: The women will pose nude for the calendar while performing traditional activities like baking and gardening.
nude Quotes

Pylons, those pillars Bare like nude, giant girls that have no secret.

—Spender, Sir Stephen Harold

A whore may be naked, but a mistress is nude.We are talking class.

—Kilpatrick,JamesJ

We shift and bedeck and bedrape us, Thou art noble and nude and antique.

—Swinburne, Algernon Charles

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