as in nudity
the state of having no clothes on one's body
the sadistic guards took full advantage of the prisoner's nakedness to torment and humiliate him
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Recent Examples of nakedness
But the figurine’s nakedness could have been more practical than erotic – to show bodily changes during pregnancy, for instance.
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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
Richie stood there in a state of shock and semi-nakedness, staring down at the remains of his former attire.
—Patrick F. McManus, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2025
Though public nakedness isn’t completely gone, many of the everyday spots where Americans once encountered unclothed bodies—locker rooms, school showers, public pools, bathhouses—have either vanished or shifted away from collective nudity.
—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
There’s the child, now grown, who sits near the bed, pretending to read but in fact is keeping restless watch; the child’s awkwardness in front of the parent’s nakedness; the fentanyl patches, for the last stations of pain.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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
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, 31 Aug. 2025
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
Richie stood there in a state of shock and semi-nakedness, staring down at the remains of his former attire.
—Patrick F. McManus, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2025
Though public nakedness isn’t completely gone, many of the everyday spots where Americans once encountered unclothed bodies—locker rooms, school showers, public pools, bathhouses—have either vanished or shifted away from collective nudity.
—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
There’s the child, now grown, who sits near the bed, pretending to read but in fact is keeping restless watch; the child’s awkwardness in front of the parent’s nakedness; the fentanyl patches, for the last stations of pain.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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
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, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nakedness
Noun
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Instead of explicit nudity, the film rests on stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to deliver the heady energy.—
Emily Maskell,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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An easy comparison with the version available concurrently on PPOV showed the omission of Sidney Sweeney’s partial nudity in the steamy scenes that helped turn Paul Feig’s rebooting of the 1990s erotic thriller into one of the year’s megahits.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Also present this weekend was Joan Semmel—a painter focused on sexuality, a surprising take on nudes, and her own aging body—a friend of my mother’s from decades of summers spent in East Hampton’s Springs neighborhood.—
Vanessa Grigoriadis,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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In ancient Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago, beautiful nudes depict both ideal women and goddesses.—
Anna Swartwood House,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Nakedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nakedness. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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