naturist

naturist

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A person who chooses to be naked for health, relaxation, or religion

noun
/ˈnæʧərɪst/

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: nudista

- They're from my naturist group.
Naturist Society

Examples

Members of the naturist group often gather for outdoor activities, celebrating nudity as a natural part of life.
She attended a naturist retreat to connect with nature and promote a healthy lifestyle.
- She is going to a naturist meeting.

High Plains Invaders (2009)
Well, Ben, I just popped in to say I'm back from my first naturist meeting.

High Plains Invaders (2009)
They are both naked in the photographs because they were taken at a naturist summer camp in Switzerland, to which the boys were sent for their health in the early 1930s.

Fiction book (1990)
At the naturist beach, visitors embraced the freedom of being nude while enjoying the sun and surf.

Synonyms

nudist

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A person who chooses not to wear clothes in public or group settings like beaches

advocates or lives nude as an ongoing practice for health, recreation, or religion

Surface Forms

naturist singular

naturists plural

Morphology

naturist = nature (semi-transparent) = nature + ist

While 'nature' is clear, the specific meaning related to nudism is not directly derivable from 'nature'.

Etymology

The word naturist comes from nature 'the natural world' and the ending -ist 'a person'. So a naturist is someone who chooses to live more like nature, often by being nude outdoors for health or recreation.