nude

Pronunciation: /n(j)uːd/

The English word “nude” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.
Not valid; void.

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.
The state of total nudity.
A color that resembles or evokes bare flesh; a paint, dye, etc. of such color.

Entered English 1493 as a legal term, meaning "unsupported, not formally attested," from Middle English nud, from Latin nūdus (“naked, bare”).

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