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nude

nude

53 4.9
A person without clothes or a painting that shows that person
  • noun
  • /nuːd/
  • NSFW
translation icon : desnudo
  • During the workshop, they focused on drawing nudes to improve their understanding of anatomy.
  • photographs of the nude
  • a nude painting
  • paint nudes

And there's no new nudes, as Zach will attest.

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Examples

Synonyms

nudie
vsnude
  • NSFW
16 9.9

A photo, film or magazine showing a naked person

is broader covering both people and artistic depictions
nude person
vsnude
  • NSFW
1 3.8

A person who is not wearing any clothes

is used for both real people and artworks showing naked humans
nude painting
vsnude
  • NSFW
1 5.3

A painting that shows a naked person as the main subject

is not limited to paintings and also refers to people or photos
nude statue
vsnude
1 5.0

A statue showing a naked person

covers both that art form and living people or two dimensional images
5.6

A statue showing a naked person made as art

can mean real people or images not only three dimensional works

Antonyms

1 1.0

Wearing clothes to cover the body

Compounds

nude dancing
  • Offensive
1 7.9

A dance where the dancer wears little or no clothing to excite an audience

1 3.8

A person who is not wearing any clothes

nude mouse
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A small hairless mouse with a weak immune system used in medical research

1 5.3

A painting that shows a naked person as the main subject

1 5.0

A statue showing a naked person

A statue showing a naked person made as art

How Nude

nude
  • NSFW
53 4.9
half-naked
  • NSFW
40 3.0
clothed
1 1.0

Surface Forms

nude singular
nudes plural

Etymology

Nude comes from the Latin nudus 'naked' and is used for a person or a work of art that shows the naked body. That's why artists call models 'nudes' and paint the human figure this way.