NUDE
Dictionary entry overview: What does nude mean?
• NUDE (noun)
The noun NUDE has 4 senses:
1. a painting of a naked human figure
2. without clothing (especially in the phrase 'in the nude')
3. a naked person
4. a statue of a naked human figure
Familiarity information: NUDE used as a noun is uncommon.
• NUDE (adjective)
The adjective NUDE has 1 sense:
1. completely unclothed
Familiarity information: NUDE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NUDE (noun)
Meaning:
A painting of a naked human figure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
nude; nude painting
Hypernyms ("nude" is a kind of...):
painting; picture (graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface)
Meaning:
Without clothing (especially in the phrase 'in the nude')
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
they swam in the nude
Hypernyms ("nude" is a kind of...):
nakedness; nudeness; nudity (the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind)
Meaning:
A naked person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
nude person; nude
Hypernyms ("nude" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nude"):
streaker (someone who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place)
Meaning:
A statue of a naked human figure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
nude sculpture; nude statue; nude
Hypernyms ("nude" is a kind of...):
statue (a sculpture representing a human or animal)
• NUDE (adjective)
Meaning:
Completely unclothed
Synonyms:
au naturel; bare; naked; nude
Context examples:
bare bodies / naked from the waist up / a nude model
Similar:
unclothed (not wearing clothing)
