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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Recent Examples of bareness
Clothes felt sensuous without overt sexuality and bareness.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bareness
Noun
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The persistent emptiness of what might have been.—
Aisha Muharrar,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Oct. 2025
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That’s because Horton’s emptiness is felt downtown wide.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To some subscribers of Danni’s Hot Box, the interactions were more important than the nudity.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
26 Sep. 2025
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CapCut forbids users from uploading content that contains nudity, but content has slipped through the cracks in the past, says Yaron Litwin, an online safety expert at Canopy.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wherever Walnut is a beautiful rosy nude that doesn't pull orange on me (my pet peeve).—
Sarah Hoffmann,
Allure,
3 Oct. 2025
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In a July 29 post to the social media platform, Minniear included snaps of himself and some picturesque locations, as well as a shot of Goulding laying nude in bed with her arm, side and thigh visible but face mostly obstructed.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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As the show concluded (after a few changes in between), the star wore this structural, iridescent latex bodysuit and winged jacket by Vex, getting closer to the nakedness of her true self.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Bareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bareness. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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