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nudity

American  
[noo-di-tee, nyoo-] / ˈnu dɪ ti, ˈnyu- /

noun

PLURAL

nudities
  1. the state or fact of being nude; nakedness.

  2. something nude or naked.


nudity British  
/ ˈnjuːdɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the state or fact of being nude; nakedness

  2. rare a nude figure, esp in art

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Other Word Forms

  • seminudity noun

Etymology

Origin of nudity

From the Latin word nūditās, dating back to 1605–15. See nude, -ity

Example Sentences

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R for language, some sexual content and nudity.

From Los Angeles Times

Contains brief nudity, sex, coarse language, racist bullying and some disturbing images.

From Washington Post

A club spokeswoman said it had received "numerous" complaints about changing room nudity.

From BBC

Last year, Der Spiegel published allegations that Seidl had not informed his underage actors or their guardians about the movie’s content, or that they would be filmed in situations involving nudity and violence.

From Los Angeles Times

Spinning Gold Rated R for pervasive language, drug use, nudity and some I-feel-love-I-feel-love-I-feel-love activities.

From New York Times