1
as in emptiness
the quality or state of being empty
the stark bareness of the refrigerator suggested it was time to go shopping
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as in nudity
the state of having no clothes on one's body
as she encountered more and more nude people at the resort, she became less conscious of her own bareness
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nude
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In addition to Weber, both Robert Mapplethorpe and Herb Ritts carefully studied the secret nudes of Lynes.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
30 June 2025 -
There can be no taunting, no gloating, no petty spats, no bad-faith judgments, and no asking for nudes.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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“Bareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bareness. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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