Definition of NUDE

nude

Plural: nudes

Noun

  • A figure or artistic representation of a naked human body.
  • a painting of a naked human figure
  • without clothing (especially in the phrase `in the nude')
    • "they swam in the nude"
  • a naked person
  • a statue of a naked human figure
  • 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.

Adjective Satellite

  • completely unclothed
    • "a nude model"

Adj

  • 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.

Adjective

  • Being without clothing or covering; bare.

Examples

  • He played ’NUDE’ perfectly, as if revealing a masterstroke on the Scrabble board.
  • Her Scrabble strategy was ’NUDE’, openly revealing all her tiles for maximum potential plays.
  • Lexa sent me a nude last week.
  • Michelangelo's David is a well-known standing male nude; Michelangelo also created several other nudes.
  • she caught him in the nude
  • Why do you act so prudish whenever you see nude people?

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

au naturel, bare, naked, nude painting, nude person, nude sculpture, nude statue, carnation, flesh-colored, skin-colored

Scrabble Score: 5

nude: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nude: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nude: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

nude: valid Words With Friends Word