Nude
adjective
Not wearing any clothes.
He posed nude for the painting.
Often appears as...
- nude beach
- nude model
noun
A painting or piece of art that shows someone naked.
She posed for several nudes in her youth.
Often appears as...
- fine art nude
- nude study
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Academic
adjective
Colors that look like skin tones.
She chose a nude lipstick for a natural look.
Often appears as...
- nude makeup
- nude palette
noun
A photograph or image of a person who is naked, especially one which is taken for sexual gratification or to be shared privately.
He was caught sharing nudes on the internet.
Often appears as...
- send nudes
- share nudes
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Modern
adjective
Not wearing any clothes.
He posed nude for the painting.
Often appears as...
- nude beach
- nude model
noun
A painting or piece of art that shows someone naked.
She posed for several nudes in her youth.
Often appears as...
- fine art nude
- nude study
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Colors that look like skin tones.
She chose a nude lipstick for a natural look.
Often appears as...
- nude makeup
- nude palette
noun
A photograph or image of a person who is naked, especially one which is taken for sexual gratification or to be shared privately.
He was caught sharing nudes on the internet.
Often appears as...
- send nudes
- share nudes
Usage tips
Modern
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Social Sensitivity
Use 'nude' with caution as it can make some listeners uncomfortable due to its reference to nakedness.
In art class, we discussed how the painter depicted the nude figure.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Explicit
'Nude' implies nakedness generally without intending to be explicit or arousing.
The advertisement featured a mannequin in a nude pose.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Context
Awareness of cultural norms is important as some cultures may have strict taboos about nudity.
Visiting a nude beach is more acceptable in some European cultures.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Sensitivity
Use 'nude' with caution as it can make some listeners uncomfortable due to its reference to nakedness.
In art class, we discussed how the painter depicted the nude figure.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Explicit
'Nude' implies nakedness generally without intending to be explicit or arousing.
The advertisement featured a mannequin in a nude pose.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Context
Awareness of cultural norms is important as some cultures may have strict taboos about nudity.
Visiting a nude beach is more acceptable in some European cultures.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Sensitivity
Use 'nude' with caution as it can make some listeners uncomfortable due to its reference to nakedness.
In art class, we discussed how the painter depicted the nude figure.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Explicit
'Nude' implies nakedness generally without intending to be explicit or arousing.
The advertisement featured a mannequin in a nude pose.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Context
Awareness of cultural norms is important as some cultures may have strict taboos about nudity.
Visiting a nude beach is more acceptable in some European cultures.
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Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
that tail turns out looks a lot like what you see in a nude for example in some rocks so you just have this weird kind of frankenstein creature in some ways right um the bone density of spinosaurus is another one very dense bone which is important for buoyancy that's something we see in many
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My 5 lives as an artist...
I was sent straight away to my school principal, and my school principal, a sweet nun, looked at my book with disgust, flipped through the pages, saw all the nudes -- you know, I'd been seeing my mother draw nudes and I'd copy her -- and the nun slapped me on my face and said,
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The price of shame PIPE...
to now have a life span of forever. Jennifer Lawrence and several other actors had their iCloud accounts hacked, and private, intimate, nude photos were plastered across the internet without their permission. One gossip website had over five million hits
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How to practice safe...
If we think more about consent, we can have better privacy laws. Right now, we just don't have that many protections. If your ex-husband or your ex-wife is a terrible person, they can take your nude photos and upload them to a porn site.
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The extraordinary lives...
because it had the largest teeth of any leech anywhere in the world you can see the the teeth in the middle left over there and because it had the largest teeth and it was causing pain for these children we decided to get it was a nude
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Weaving narratives in...
up an image of a painting is a landscape with figures semi dressed drinking wine there was a nude woman in the in the lower foreground and on the hillside in the back there was a figure of the mythological god Bacchus and he said
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Busting Into the...
firewalls to protect itself they hand me a contract that spells out the official policy I can be fired if I'm caught having sex so I I'm gonna defend a contractor I'm contracted to go out and perform nude striptease for
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How revenge porn turns...
It's a law that regulates digital material and content. Broadly, the aim of the DMCA is to protect both copyright owners and consumers. So get people who take and share nude photos own the rights to those selfies,
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Yellow Submarine PIPE...
first glimpse of what life in the nude suit could be like for scientists working at depth ready for power
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Nudist Camp PIPE National...
neighbors this isolation works two ways it protects nude residents from prying
Video examples
Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
that tail turns out looks a lot like what you see in a nude for example in some rocks so you just have this weird kind of frankenstein creature in some ways right um the bone density of spinosaurus is another one very dense bone which is important for buoyancy that's something we see in many
Video examples
My 5 lives as an artist...
I was sent straight away to my school principal, and my school principal, a sweet nun, looked at my book with disgust, flipped through the pages, saw all the nudes -- you know, I'd been seeing my mother draw nudes and I'd copy her -- and the nun slapped me on my face and said,
Video examples
The price of shame PIPE...
to now have a life span of forever. Jennifer Lawrence and several other actors had their iCloud accounts hacked, and private, intimate, nude photos were plastered across the internet without their permission. One gossip website had over five million hits
Video examples
How to practice safe...
If we think more about consent, we can have better privacy laws. Right now, we just don't have that many protections. If your ex-husband or your ex-wife is a terrible person, they can take your nude photos and upload them to a porn site.
Video examples
The extraordinary lives...
because it had the largest teeth of any leech anywhere in the world you can see the the teeth in the middle left over there and because it had the largest teeth and it was causing pain for these children we decided to get it was a nude
Video examples
Weaving narratives in...
up an image of a painting is a landscape with figures semi dressed drinking wine there was a nude woman in the in the lower foreground and on the hillside in the back there was a figure of the mythological god Bacchus and he said
Video examples
Busting Into the...
firewalls to protect itself they hand me a contract that spells out the official policy I can be fired if I'm caught having sex so I I'm gonna defend a contractor I'm contracted to go out and perform nude striptease for
Video examples
How revenge porn turns...
It's a law that regulates digital material and content. Broadly, the aim of the DMCA is to protect both copyright owners and consumers. So get people who take and share nude photos own the rights to those selfies,
Video examples
Yellow Submarine PIPE...
first glimpse of what life in the nude suit could be like for scientists working at depth ready for power
Video examples
Nudist Camp PIPE National...
neighbors this isolation works two ways it protects nude residents from prying
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Quote examples
Anna Kendrick
American Actress
I think tights make a comeback out of necessity every season: you can only go so far with naked legs in the cold! You've got to protect yourself. I remember going to a fashion show and saying, 'And it's okay if I wear nude tights with this?' to the designer, who looked at me like I just killed his dog or something.
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John Hurt
British Actor
Nudes are the greatest to paint. Everything you can find in a landscape or a still life or anything else is there: darkness and light, character dimension, texture. I painted heads too, of course.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
God never meant that people were to wear clothes. He meant we were to be nude. But we were in a state of innocence. Then sin came into the human race and became a blood poisoning.
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Don McCullin
British Photographer
I've fallen in love with the classical world of imagery, and what I'd like to do now over the last bit of my life is to photograph some nudes.
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LaToya Jackson
American Musician
I posed nude to show my parents they couldn't dictate to me any more - that I control my life.
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Rihanna
American Musician
My mother would kill me if I posed nude! My mother raised me with certain standards.
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Ruth Bernhard
German Photographer
I had a natural feeling for sculpture, and the nudes are my sculpture.
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Sarita Choudhury
English Actress
I believe in doing a nude scene only when I trust the director.
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Rahul Roy
Indian Actor
I have no hang-ups about appearing in the nude.
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Sherlyn Chopra
As it is, I'm the most comfortable being nude.
Quote examples
Anna Kendrick
American Actress
I think tights make a comeback out of necessity every season: you can only go so far with naked legs in the cold! You've got to protect yourself. I remember going to a fashion show and saying, 'And it's okay if I wear nude tights with this?' to the designer, who looked at me like I just killed his dog or something.
Quote examples
John Hurt
British Actor
Nudes are the greatest to paint. Everything you can find in a landscape or a still life or anything else is there: darkness and light, character dimension, texture. I painted heads too, of course.
Quote examples
Billy Graham
American Clergyman
God never meant that people were to wear clothes. He meant we were to be nude. But we were in a state of innocence. Then sin came into the human race and became a blood poisoning.
Quote examples
Don McCullin
British Photographer
I've fallen in love with the classical world of imagery, and what I'd like to do now over the last bit of my life is to photograph some nudes.
Quote examples
LaToya Jackson
American Musician
I posed nude to show my parents they couldn't dictate to me any more - that I control my life.
Quote examples
Rihanna
American Musician
My mother would kill me if I posed nude! My mother raised me with certain standards.
Quote examples
Ruth Bernhard
German Photographer
I had a natural feeling for sculpture, and the nudes are my sculpture.
Quote examples
Sarita Choudhury
English Actress
I believe in doing a nude scene only when I trust the director.
Quote examples
Rahul Roy
Indian Actor
I have no hang-ups about appearing in the nude.
Quote examples
Sherlyn Chopra
As it is, I'm the most comfortable being nude.
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