noun
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the state or fact of being nude; nakedness
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rare a nude figure, esp in art
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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In 2008, India's Supreme Court refused to launch criminal proceedings against Husain, saying that his paintings were not obscene and nudity was common in Indian iconography and history.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025
Katy ISD implemented broader criteria for books to be pulled for review this school year, now including "nudity" in the definition of inappropriate material.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2023
Thorne told The Times that she has never offered nudity on her page and said the exchange floating around on social media was falsified.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023
“I was able to process a lot of self-hate and shame that I felt around my body, and nudity in particular,” she says.
From New York Times • May 16, 2023
The discovery of the New World had fatally undermined any claim that there are some things on which all human beings can agree—here were societies practising nudity and cannibalism.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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