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
There’s no frontal nudity, for example, in this show, right?
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
There is an extramarital affair and even brief partial nudity.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
This season, viewers went wild for Billy Bob Thornton’s full-frontal nudity scene.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 19 Jan. 2026
Brian Anjain from the Marshall Islands has 24 criminal convictions, including assault causing bodily injury, domestic abuse, public nudity, theft, interference with official acts, public intoxication and trespassing, DHS said.
—Jasmine Baehr , Bill Melugin , Olivia Palombo, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Last May, the Cannes Film Festival banned nudity (and nude-adjacent red carpet looks) on the grounds in addition to voluminous gowns with trains.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Was the clothing a last-minute addition following the frenzied response to the nudity in the first film?
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Tatarsky didn’t want to give away too many details about the extensive audience participation in the 75-minute show, which includes some nudity, explicit language and references to self-harm.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The viewer never sees anything that graphic; there’s no Game of Thrones–style full-frontal nudity, though one does glimpse a generous amount of butt cheek.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
There is an extramarital affair and even brief partial nudity.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
This season, viewers went wild for Billy Bob Thornton’s full-frontal nudity scene.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 19 Jan. 2026
Brian Anjain from the Marshall Islands has 24 criminal convictions, including assault causing bodily injury, domestic abuse, public nudity, theft, interference with official acts, public intoxication and trespassing, DHS said.
—Jasmine Baehr , Bill Melugin , Olivia Palombo, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Last May, the Cannes Film Festival banned nudity (and nude-adjacent red carpet looks) on the grounds in addition to voluminous gowns with trains.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Was the clothing a last-minute addition following the frenzied response to the nudity in the first film?
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Tatarsky didn’t want to give away too many details about the extensive audience participation in the 75-minute show, which includes some nudity, explicit language and references to self-harm.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The viewer never sees anything that graphic; there’s no Game of Thrones–style full-frontal nudity, though one does glimpse a generous amount of butt cheek.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nudity
nude
Noun
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The show opened with a transparent silk mousseline suit in a tender color palette of nudes and pinks.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ofcom has launched an investigation into X over reports that the social media platform’s AI chatbot Grok is generating deepfake nudes of people without their consent, as well as sexualised images of children.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Nudity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nudity. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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