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public nudity

public nudity

3 6.4
Being naked where other people can see you
  • noun
  • /ˈpʌblɪk ˈnjuːdəti/
  • NSFW
translation icon : nudismo
  • I propose a compromise: permit public nudity, but only between October and March.
  • ban public nudity
  • Public nudity is prohibited
  • public nudity ordinance

And her step kids are like suing her for like public nudity, essentially, or like lewdness.

Examples

  • Should we tell him that public nudity is legal in San Francisco?

    Blog text (33)

  • The legislation would still allow for public nudity during permitted events such as the Folsom Street Fair and the Bay to Breakers race.

    Blog text (29)

  • "We take public nudity very seriously here," he says.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Laws governing public nudity are a completely different animal.

    Blog text (20)

  • Anything on my bucket list would involve public nudity.

    Deadpool (2016)

  • Even though public nudity is legal in Vermont.

    Blog text (12)

  • I think it only, at worst, inherits the shame generally associated with public nudity.

    Blog text (29)

  • Wiener did not dare propose a ban on public nudity.

    Blog text (20)

  • People who don't like public nudity have roughly 88,000 U.S. municipalities where such expression is illegal to choose from.

    Blog text (32)

  • Many people are in favor of allowing public nudity in designated areas to promote body positivity.

Synonyms

nudity
vspublic nudity
  • NSFW
69 4.6

Being without clothes on the body

is the same state but specifically when others can see it in public settings
nakedness
vspublic nudity
  • NSFW
15 2.8

Being without clothes and feeling exposed

is the same state but occurring in public places where others see it
nudeness
vspublic nudity
1 5.3

The state of being without clothes on the body

is used for exposure that happens where people can observe it
bareness
vspublic nudity
  • NSFW
6.0

Being without clothes or covering on the body

refers instead to being unclothed in places accessible to other people

Antonyms

modesty
15 3.8

Dressing or behaving to avoid attracting attention and not show off

How Exposed

indecent exposure
  • Offensive
10 7.2
public nudity
  • NSFW
3 6.4

Surface Forms

public nudity singular
public nudities plural

Morphology

public + nudity

The meaning 'the state of being naked in a place where others can see you' is directly and transparently derivable from 'public' (nonprivate, open) combined with 'nudity' (absence of clothing). This is a straightforward adjective+noun composition that is cross-linguistically common and therefore comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Public nudity puts together public, meaning places where other people can see, and nudity, meaning being without clothes. The clear picture of someone naked in a street or park explains why it means 'being naked in a place where others can see you', and why many places have laws or social rules.