as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing
Picasso's paintings of nude art models
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as in nudity
the state of having no clothes on one's body
the artist painted some models in the nude
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as in nude
the state of having no clothes on one's body
actors who don't turn down roles that call for nudity
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Roberts also expressed concerns that the nature of this content has changed since the era of relatively tasteful nude photographs in Playboy magazine.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The improved sleep quality of sleeping nude may help lower levels of ghrelin (a hunger hormone) in the body, potentially supporting weight management efforts.29
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—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
And with unrestricted access to AI image generators, teenage high school students in multiple instances have created deepfake nude imagery of their underage classmates, some resulting in criminal charges.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Roberts also expressed concerns that the nature of this content has changed since the era of relatively tasteful nude photographs in Playboy magazine.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
Who knows what prompted Camille Claudel, at 20, to take a blade to the clay model of her sculpture of a headless crouching nude, tilting to one side and balanced precariously on rough feet?
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The improved sleep quality of sleeping nude may help lower levels of ghrelin (a hunger hormone) in the body, potentially supporting weight management efforts.29
11.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Nude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nude. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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