in the altogether
- idiom
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desnudo
- The artist painted a stunning portrait of a woman in the altogether against a beautiful landscape.
Examples
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It was a hot summer day, and he enjoyed swimming in the altogether at the secluded beach.
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Anyway, I was in the altogether now, and she came up to me and touched my chest.
Fiction book (1997) -
After the party, they all found it amusing to recount their adventures in the altogether during the night.
Synonyms
982
1.0
Not wearing any clothes on the body
89
3.7
Not wearing any clothes
20
8.5
Completely without clothes
7
4.6
Completely without any clothes
4
3.7
Not wearing any clothes
2
9.6
Completely without clothes with the bottom showing
2
9.9
Completely without clothes
2
9.5
Having no clothes on
2
9.0
Not wearing any clothes
1
7.5
Not wearing any clothes
1
9.1
Not wearing any clothes
Not wearing any clothes
Not wearing any clothes
Not wearing any clothes
Not wearing clothes on a part of the body
Not covered by clothes and showing skin
A person who is not wearing any clothes
A person who has no clothes on
Completely naked
A person who has no clothes on
Completely without clothes, as when someone is born
Completely without clothes like at birth
Completely without clothes like a new baby
Antonyms
How Clothed
Surface Forms
Morphology
in + the + altogether
Although 'altogether' means 'completely', the idiomatic use 'in the altogether' to mean 'naked' is not a straightforward compositional reading of 'in' + 'the' + 'altogether'. The presence of the article and the historical/idiomatic sense makes the meaning unpredictable for a B1 learner who only knows the individual words, so it is opaque.
Etymology
In the altogether may come from an old use of altogether meaning 'all' or 'complete', so someone 'in the altogether' is in a complete state with nothing left on. That's why it means 'naked'.