nudity

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nudity

  • /ˈnjudɪˌti/ UK
  • /ˈnudɪti/ US

Where it comes from

From nude + -ity. Compare Late Latin nūditās.

noun nudities

  1. uncountable, usually The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals. In places such as Scandinavia, public nudity is legal.

    Similar: nakedness, bareness, nudeness

  2. countable, rare, usually Something or someone without clothes. […]he had divested himself of the incumbrance of dress[…] and although a nudity, he appeared before numbers of people unabashed, and with an unblushing composure of countenance, which envinces that the sense of shame in him is entirely abolished.

    Similar: nude

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nakedness, shame, nudiness, undressedness, seminudity, naughtiness, toplessness, clothedness, nubility, unbodiliness, unfurnishedness, nonsensuality, naturality, nonsexuality, obscenity, hairlessness

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noun the state of being without clothing on the body

Españoldesnudez
한국어벌거숭이 beolgeosung'i, 나체 nache
日本語裸体 ratai
中文裸體 /裸体 luǒtǐ, 赤裸 chìluǒ
हिन्दीनंगापन naṅgāpan
Portuguêsnudez
Françaisnudité
DeutschNacktheit
Italianonudità
Ελληνικάγυμνότητα gymnótita
Românănuditate
Русскийнагота́ nagotá
العربيةعُرْي ʕury
עבריתעירום eróm

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"nudity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nudity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{nudity_2026,
  title = {nudity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nudity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}