as in nude
the state of having no clothes on one's body
actors who don't turn down roles that call for nudity
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Recent Examples of nudity
Penland would eventually flag eighty out of the script’s hundred and twenty pages for material that alarmed him, ranging from nudity to events in the film that are not in the Gospels.
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Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
No more camping, or pooping, or nudity on the sidewalks.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Holzinger has spent the past decade building a reputation as one of Europe’s most uncompromising performance artists—filling opera houses and theaters with motorbikes, helicopters, heavy machinery, nudity, and feats of endurance that test what a body can withstand.
—Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
Based on the true story of a Roman Catholic priest accused of witchcraft in rural France in 1634, The Devils featured violence and nudity that still seems strong today.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 May 2026
The Wolf’s nudity could be read as a metaphor for his acceptance of his powerlessness, his willingness to listen with humility, and his purity.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
There were also some spectacular custom and runway moments too, like a no-nudity rule-defying Schiaparelli gown and some princessy Prada.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 May 2026
The Swedish Film Institute’s Cinemateket, meanwhile, hosted Svenska Synden – a retrospective examining how Swedish cinema’s permissive approach to nudity and sexuality became an international phenomenon that alarmed censors around the world.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 May 2026
In other corners, opinions ran hot about rampant nudity in the Austrian Pavilion.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
No more camping, or pooping, or nudity on the sidewalks.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Holzinger has spent the past decade building a reputation as one of Europe’s most uncompromising performance artists—filling opera houses and theaters with motorbikes, helicopters, heavy machinery, nudity, and feats of endurance that test what a body can withstand.
—Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
Based on the true story of a Roman Catholic priest accused of witchcraft in rural France in 1634, The Devils featured violence and nudity that still seems strong today.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 May 2026
The Wolf’s nudity could be read as a metaphor for his acceptance of his powerlessness, his willingness to listen with humility, and his purity.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
There were also some spectacular custom and runway moments too, like a no-nudity rule-defying Schiaparelli gown and some princessy Prada.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 May 2026
The Swedish Film Institute’s Cinemateket, meanwhile, hosted Svenska Synden – a retrospective examining how Swedish cinema’s permissive approach to nudity and sexuality became an international phenomenon that alarmed censors around the world.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 May 2026
In other corners, opinions ran hot about rampant nudity in the Austrian Pavilion.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nudity
nude
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Both manage to grow up and leave their limited Indiana environs and both develop as artists (the drawings of nudes Cricket specializes in are Eggers’ work).—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Fake nudes of the singer have spread widely online.—
Daryl Lim,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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“Nudity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nudity. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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