nudity
/ˈnjudɪˌti/US/ˈnudɪti/
nudity noun: the state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.
Noun
nudity (usually uncountable, plural nudities)
- The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.
- In places such as Scandinavia, public nudity is legal.
- Something or someone without clothes.
- […]he had divested himself of the incumbrance of dress[…] and although a nudity, he appeared before numbers of people unabashed, and with an unblushing composure of countenance, which envinces that the sense of shame in him is entirely abolished.1809, Wm. Weston, “Remarkable Instance of Propensity to the Savage State”, in The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1807, page 906
- M. PILS' battle-piece, representing Prince NAPOLEON leading his division at Alma, and some of M. GEROME's startling nudities.1865 May 3, “The Prince Napoleon's Ball.”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- nude
nudity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
nudity in Hindi
- the state of being without clothing on the body
- नंगापन naṅgāpan
nudity in Tamil
- the state of being without clothing on the body
- அம்மணம் ammaṇam, நிர்வாணம் nirvāṇam, மொட்டைக்கட்டை moṭṭaikkaṭṭai, முண்டைக்கட்டை muṇṭaikkaṭṭai, பிறந்தகோலம் piṟantakōlam
nudity in Marathi
- the state of being without clothing on the body
- नग्नता nagnatā
nudity in Urdu
- برہنگی, ننگا پن, عریانی کی حالت
More languagesFewer languages
- nudity in Bengali
- নগ্নতা nôgnôta
- nudity in Telugu
- నగ్నత్వము nagnatvamu
- nudity in Malayalam
- നഗ്നത nagnata
- nudity in Kannada
- ನಗ್ನತೆ, ಬೆತ್ತಲೆಯಾಗಿರುವಿಕೆ
- nudity in Punjabi
- ਨਗਨਤਾ, ਨਗ੍ਨਤਾਪਣ
- nudity in Gujarati
- નગ્નતા, નગ્નતાની, નગ્નતાનો
- nudity in Odia
- ନଗ୍ନତା, ନଗ୍ନତାସ୍ବରୂପତା
- nudity in Nepali
- नग्नता
- nudity in Pashto
- لوڅ تيا luśtyâ
- nudity in Arabic
- عُرْي ʕury
- nudity in Persian
- برهنگی berahnegi
Examples of nudity in a sentence
- The fact that nudity was a cultural taboo meant that it could provide a vehicle for dissent.
- Nudity outraged the majority of citizens, and that was reason enough for it.
- Athenian culture flourished in externalities, the open air of the agora and the nudity of the palestra.
Synonyms of nudity
Forms of nudity
| plural | nudities |
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Origin of nudity
From nude + -ity. Compare Late Latin nūditās.
Words formed from nudity
Phrases with nudity
Questions about nudity
- What does nudity mean?
- Nudity means the state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.
- What is nudity in Hindi?
- Nudity in Hindi is नंगापन (naṅgāpan). See Nudity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nudity?
- Nudity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nudity?
- Nudity is pronounced /ˈnjudɪˌti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nudity?
- The plural of nudity is nudities.
Words near nudity in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nudity (page history and authors); nudity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nudity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nudity (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nudity (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nudity (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nudity (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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