nude statue
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- noun
- /nuːd ˈstætʃu/
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estatua desnuda
- They weren't afraid of amorini, naked cupids, or nude statues.
Examples
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While the Church and officials of the Académie censored "obscene" art in the Salons, there were others who objected to nude statues in outdoor public spaces.
Academic text (1994) -
It was there that he took his nightly turn around the Pulitzer fountain to admire the gilded nude statue of Abundance atop it.
Fiction book (1999) -
A lot of them are art books, and Marcy and I leaf through them looking for nude statues.
Fiction book (1993) -
But my favorite thing isn't a nude statue; it's the sculpture I found by Picasso called Head.
Fiction book (1993) -
Just the nude statues.
Fiction book (1993) -
The museum's new exhibit features a beautiful nude statue that captures the human form with incredible detail.
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During the tour, the guide explained the historical significance of the nude statue in ancient Greek culture.
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Visitors admired the nude statue in the center of the park, which attracted attention from art enthusiasts.
Synonyms
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A carved figure, often life-size, of a person or animal made from stone
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A person without clothes or a painting that shows that person
A statue showing a naked person made as art
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'nude statue' is compositionally transparent: 'nude' (naked) straightforwardly modifies 'statue' to mean a statue depicting a naked human figure. This simple noun-modifier pattern is common cross-linguistically and predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Nude statue comes from artists long ago who made carved or bronze figures without clothes to show the shape and beauty of the human body. The clear image of a carved human with no clothes links nude (without clothes) and statue (a carved figure), so the phrase means 'a statue representing a naked human figure'.