nakedness

Definition of nakednessnext
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. 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
  • Feminism-wise, Holzinger uses the obviousness of nudity to make fairly nuanced interventions.
    Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Instead, Apple and Google have introduced on-device safety features for minors that detect nudity and blur images without automatically notifying the companies.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • Think nudes that blend into your fingers like a subtle tint, or a pop of red that instantly livens up a wardrobe full of neutrals without seeming overly loud.
    Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 July 2026
  • At the beginning of the year, Grok sparked outrage for being used to generate millions of conconsensual nudes of real people, including children, disturbing some employees, according to Bloomberg.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026

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“Nakedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nakedness. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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