Standard Lemma guide

nudist

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈnudɪst/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnjuːdɪst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːdɪst
  • CMU ARPABET: N UW1 D IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to, or reserved for, nudists and nudism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, not-comparable, usually

Examples

  • nudist beach
  • nudist camp
  • nudist colony

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who practices nudism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: naturist

Antonyms: clothist, textilist

3

noun

Meaning 3

An artist who makes nudes: nude paintings, sculptures, photographs, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: naturist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: individualist

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English nude Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nudist From nude + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: nudista — relating to nudists and nudism
  • Catalan: nudista — relating to nudists and nudism
  • Esperanto: nudisma — relating to nudists and nudism
  • Finnish: nudisti- — relating to nudists and nudism
  • Finnish: naturisti- — relating to nudists and nudism
  • Finnish: nudistinen — relating to nudists and nudism
  • Finnish: naturistinen — relating to nudists and nudism
  • Galician: nudista — relating to nudists and nudism
  • Marathi: नग्नतावादी (nagnatāvādī) — relating to nudists and nudism
  • Polish: nudystyczny — relating to nudists and nudism
  • Russian: нудистский (nudistskij) — relating to nudists and nudism
  • Slovak: nudistický — relating to nudists and nudism
  • Spanish: nudista — relating to nudists and nudism
  • Abkhaz: анудист (anudistʼ) — person who practices nudism
  • Afrikaans: naakloper — person who practices nudism
  • Armenian: նուդիստ (nudist) — person who practices nudism
  • Armenian: մերկապաշտ (merkapašt) — person who practices nudism
  • Belarusian: нудыст (nudyst) — person who practices nudism
  • Belarusian: нудыстка (nudystka) — person who practices nudism
  • Catalan: nudista — person who practices nudism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 裸体主义的 — person who practices nudism
  • Dutch: nudist — person who practices nudism
  • Dutch: nudiste — person who practices nudism
  • Dutch: naaktloper — person who practices nudism
  • Esperanto: nudisto — person who practices nudism
  • Estonian: nudist — person who practices nudism
  • Finnish: nudisti — person who practices nudism
  • Finnish: naturisti — person who practices nudism
  • French: nudiste — person who practices nudism
  • Galician: nudista — person who practices nudism
  • Greek: γυμνιστής (gymnistís) — person who practices nudism
  • Greek: γυμνίστρια (gymnístria) — person who practices nudism
  • Hungarian: nudista — person who practices nudism
  • Ido: nudisto — person who practices nudism
  • Italian: nudista — person who practices nudism
  • Marathi: नग्नतावादी (nagnatāvādī) — person who practices nudism
  • Polish: nudysta — person who practices nudism
  • Polish: nudystka — person who practices nudism
  • Romanian: nudist — person who practices nudism
  • Russian: нудист (nudist) — person who practices nudism
  • Russian: нудистка (nudistka) — person who practices nudism
  • Russian: нудистуша (nudistuša) — person who practices nudism
  • Russian: нудящий (nudjaščij) — person who practices nudism
  • Slovak: nudista — person who practices nudism
  • Slovak: nudistka — person who practices nudism
  • Spanish: nudista — person who practices nudism
  • Ukrainian: нудист (nudyst) — person who practices nudism
  • Ukrainian: нудистка (nudystka) — person who practices nudism