nude
nude Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Wearing no clothes; completely unclothed.
"The art students spent the afternoon sketching a nude model in the studio."
Having a pale beige, tan, or pinkish-brown color designed to blend in with the wearer's skin tone (especially of cosmetics, hosiery, or clothing).
"She paired her navy evening gown with simple nude heels and understated jewelry."
• noun
A work of visual art, such as a painting, drawing, sculpture, or photograph, that depicts the unclothed human figure.
"The museum's classical gallery features several marble nudes from the Renaissance period."
The state or condition of wearing no clothes (used chiefly in the phrase 'in the nude').
"The sculptor preferred to portray heroic figures from classical mythology in the nude."
An unclothed person, especially one posing as a subject for an artist or photographer.
"The painter arranged the lighting carefully before the nude took a seat on the platform."
• Rhymes for nude
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 16th century from Latin 'nudus', meaning 'bare, naked, or uncovered', originally used in legal contexts before entering general and artistic usage.