English Explanatory Dictionary

nude

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
  2. Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.
  3. Not valid; void.
noun
  1. A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.
  2. The state of total nudity.
  3. A color that resembles or evokes bare flesh; a paint, dye, etc. of such color.

Pronunciation

n(y)o͞od /n(j)uːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nude.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-nude.wav

Word forms

nude nuder nudest nudes

Etymology

Entered English 1493 as a legal term, meaning "unsupported, not formally attested," from Middle English nud, from Latin nūdus (“naked, bare”).

Synonyms

flesh-colored skin-colored carnation

Related words

denude nudism nudist nudity naturism skinny dipping birthday suit fig leaf

Derived words

canuding nelfie never-nude nonnude non-nude nude beach nude-in nudely nudeness nude number nude pact nude run nudey nudie nudish nudy Rowett nude rat seminude semi-nude subnude
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