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

Here, emptiness is not vacancy, but composure, proportion and room for thought.

— Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Not even foundations are visible, and a long gravel road toward that part of the island leads past occasional farms and vast swaths of emptiness and then, finally, to a muddy riverbank thick with mosquitos.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of emptiness

Noun

This shade is pretty universal, but offers a truer nude for people with fairer skin and pink undertones.

— Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 27 June 2026
Regulators Europe opened investigations into Musk’s Grok over antisemitic content and sexualized material, include deepfake nudes.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 13 June 2026

Definition of nude

Noun

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

Definition of nakedness

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