BARENESS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

bareness

noun

Definition of bareness

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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Recent Examples of bareness Di Felice makes very sexy clothes, but at times the bareness crosses the line between aspirationally hot and inconceivably bare. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026 Clothes felt sensuous without overt sexuality and bareness. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Markets have seen through the emptiness of Bessent’s remedy, as ‘bond vigilantes’ have driven bond yields even higher despite Bessent’s band-aids.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Drugs ravaged the streets, leaving needles and even more emptiness in their wake.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of emptiness

Noun

But even some of them might balk at its callow psychology and interminably dull plotting that no amount of gratuitous, unengaging violence or nudity can overcome.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
As Schwarzenegger explained it to Hanson, Austrians and bodybuilders are both comfortable with nudity.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of nudity

Noun

For her final appearance of the night, heading to the members club Maison Estelle for a late dinner with friends, Kardashian returned to nude—but with considerably more sparkle.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Milky nude The minute there is a chill in the air, most people reach for dark lacquers.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of nude

Noun

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

Definition of nakedness

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