/ njuːd; NAmE nuːd/ adjective , noun
■ adjective
1.
( especially of a human figure in art ) not wearing any clothes
SYN naked :
a nude model
He asked me to pose nude for him.
2.
involving people who are naked :
a nude photograph
Are there any nude scenes in the movie?
3.
( NAmE ) ( of tights / pantyhose , etc. ) skin-coloured
■ noun
a work of art consisting of a naked human figure; a naked human figure in art :
a bronze nude by Rodin
a reclining nude
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IDIOMS
- in the nude
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense plain, explicit ): from Latin nudus . The current sense is first found in noun use in the early 18th cent.