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nude

nude

6 3.8
A light brown colour like human skin
  • adjective
  • /nuːd/
translation icon : beige
  • For lips, line them with a nude pink color and fill them in.
  • nude lips
  • nude or pink
  • nude and black

Still like nude because I prefer like a nude lip.

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Examples

  • It's from makeup store their Nude Beauty matte lip liner.

  • It is such a nice warm nude tan color.

  • If you like a yellow based nude, this is your girl.

  • This is the warm nude from Physicians formula.

  • It's more of a salmon nude skin colour.

  • It's kind of like a rosy nude type of shade.

  • So I'm just going to apply this nice nude chubby stick.

  • On my lips, I had a nude lipstick.

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  • I've got my Clarins nude beige lip liner on.

  • For her makeup look, she chose a foundation in a pale nude shade that matched her skin tone perfectly.

Synonyms

neutral
vsnude
19 3.0

A color like gray or beige that has no strong hue

is a specific skin tone beige not a hue-free or achromatic color
flesh-colored
vsnude
3 4.2

A pale pink or light brown color like human skin

is a pale brown beige specifically meant to match skin tones
neutral-colored
vsnude
  • US
1 4.1

A color like beige or grey that does not draw attention

is specifically chosen to resemble human skin rather than just be unobtrusive

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 Pale

pale
291 1.0
nude
6 3.8
beige
45 1.3
tan
40 1.0
deep brown
2 1.0

Surface Forms

nude positive

Etymology

Nude comes from the Latin nudus 'naked' and has come to mean a colour that looks like bare 'skin'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a 'nude' lipstick or shoe that tries to match natural skin colour.