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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Trees sturdy enough to survive the catastrophe were stripped to a pale almond-colored nude.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
15 July 2025 -
Art and science are analytical tools in some photographs, especially those of nudes.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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“Bareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bareness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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