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clothism

clothism noun: the belief in, or practice of, wearing clothes; opposition to nudism.

Noun

clothism (uncountable)

  1. (nudism) The belief in, or practice of, wearing clothes; opposition to nudism.
    Synonyms:
    textilism

Synonyms of clothism

Antonyms

Origin of clothism

From cloth + -ism.

Questions about clothism

What does clothism mean?
Clothism means the belief in, or practice of, wearing clothes; opposition to nudism.
What part of speech is clothism?
Clothism is a noun.

Words near clothism in the dictionary

  1. clothing-iron
  2. clothing-irons
  3. clothing-optional
  4. clothingless
  5. clothings
  6. clothism
  7. clothist
  8. clothists
  9. clothless
  10. clothlessness
  11. clothlike

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