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nu⋅di⋅ty

[noo-di-tee, nyoo-]
–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the state or fact of being nude; nakedness.
2. something nude or naked.

Origin:
1605–15; < L nūditās. See nude, -ity
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nude   (nōōd, nyōōd)   
adj.   nud·er, nud·est
  1. Having no clothing; naked.

  2. Permitting or featuring full exposure of the body: a nude beach.

  3. Law Lacking any of various legal requisites, such as evidence.

n.  
  1. An unclothed human figure, especially an artistic representation.

  2. The condition of being unclothed.


[Latin nūdus; see nogw- in Indo-European roots.]
nude'ly adv., nu'di·ty (nōō'dĭ-tē, nyōō'-), nude'ness n.
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