nakedness

noun

Definition of nakednessnext
as in nudity
the state of having no clothes on one's body the sadistic guards took full advantage of the prisoner's nakedness to torment and humiliate him

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Recent Examples of nakedness But the fashionable-at-the-time nakedness of the YBAs’ desire for money, most completely embodied by Hirst, quickly became crass. — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Chloe Webb’s performance as Nancy Spungen, the junkie girlfriend who Sid probably murdered (the role of Nancy was originally supposed to go to Courtney Love), is breathtaking in the nakedness of its emotion. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026 But the figurine’s nakedness could have been more practical than erotic – to show bodily changes during pregnancy, for instance. — Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026 Alas, a child exposed the collective delusion and the emperor’s nakedness. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026 Richie stood there in a state of shock and semi-nakedness, staring down at the remains of his former attire. — Patrick F. McManus, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2025 Though public nakedness isn’t completely gone, many of the everyday spots where Americans once encountered unclothed bodies—locker rooms, school showers, public pools, bathhouses—have either vanished or shifted away from collective nudity. — Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025 There’s the child, now grown, who sits near the bed, pretending to read but in fact is keeping restless watch; the child’s awkwardness in front of the parent’s nakedness; the fentanyl patches, for the last stations of pain. — James Wood, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025 Like John Cassavetes and Martin Scorsese, Jaglom knows how to push a scene into realms of such emotional nakedness that the viewer starts to feel like a voyeur looking in on relationships that are none of his or her business. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
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  1. nudity
  2. nude
Noun
  • The nudity in the movies, if one were to get analytical about these things, actually had a purpose beyond titillation.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The nudity is also more gratuitous and the counselors more obnoxious.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of nudity
Noun
  • Recognizing the fair’s growing status, galleries came equipped with significant works, including a 1917 Amedeo Modigliani nude which the Pace Di Donna Schrader Galleries was offering for upward of $100 million.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Over the weekend, the group dropped a couple more clips that show one of the main characters, Lucia, nude.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of nude

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“Nakedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nakedness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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