adj
nude
nood
adj
1
Wearing no clothes; naked.
"The artist painted the model in a nude pose."
noun
1
A work of art depicting an unclothed human figure.
"The gallery's new wing is filled with classical nudes."
How to Use Nude
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWithout clothes, or a piece of art showing an unclothed figure.
Common pairings
a nude painting
in the nude
Word Forms
nuder comparative, nudes plural, nudest superlative
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Etymology
Entered English in the 1490s as a legal term meaning "unsupported" or "not formally attested," from Latin nudus, "naked, bare."