adj · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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n(y)o͞od
/n(j)uːd/
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rhymes with -uːd
CMU ARPABET:N UW1 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Why do you act so prudish whenever you see nude people?
2019 December 19, Elaine McCahill, “I said no to 'Game of Thrones' nude scene, says 'Charlie' actress Sinead Watters”, Irish Independent: Charlie's breakout star Sinead Watters has revealed that she said no to a nude role in Game of Thrones.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparable, usually
Qualifier: makeup
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Not valid; void.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Michelangelo's David is a well-known standing male nude; Michelangelo also created several other nudes.
Lexa sent me a nude last week.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The state of total nudity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: "the nude"
Examples
she caught him in the nude
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A color that resembles or evokes bare flesh; a paint, dye, etc. of such color.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
completely unclothed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
bare bodies
naked from the waist up
a nude model
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bare, au naturel(p), naked
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
a painting of a naked human figure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nude painting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: painting, picture
9
noun
Meaning 9
a statue of a naked human figure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nude sculpture, nude statue
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: statue
10
noun
Meaning 10
a naked person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
