nudity

Definition

The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.

Etymology

From nude + -ity. Compare Late Latin nūditās.

Example Sentences

• "In places such as Scandinavia, public nudity is legal."
• "[…]he had divested himself of the incumbrance of dress[…] and although a nudity, he appeared before numbers of people unabashed, and with an unblushing composure of countenance, which envinces that the sense of shame in him is entirely abolished."
• "M. PILS' battle-piece, representing Prince NAPOLEON leading his division at Alma, and some of M. GEROME's startling nudities."

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