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nudity

noun

  1. state of wearing no clothing
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈnjudɪˌti/ / /ˈnudɪti/

noun

Etymology: From nude + -ity. Compare Late Latin nūditās.

  1. The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.

    In places such as Scandinavia, public nudity is legal.

  2. Something or someone without clothes.

    […]he had divested himself of the incumbrance of dress[…] and although a nudity, he appeared before numbers of people unabashed, and with an unblushing composure of countenance, which envinces that the sense of shame in him is entirely abolished.

    M. PILS' battle-piece, representing Prince NAPOLEON leading his division at Alma, and some of M. GEROME's startling nudities.