Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nude

/n(j)uːd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: nude
IPA: /n(j)uːd/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.

adj

Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.

adj

Not valid; void.

Archaic

noun

A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.

noun

The state of total nudity.

noun

A color that resembles or evokes bare flesh; a paint, dye, etc. of such color.

Example Sentences

"Why do you act so prudish whenever you see nude people?"
"2019 December 19, Elaine McCahill, “I said no to 'Game of Thrones' nude scene, says 'Charlie' actress Sinead Watters”, Irish Independent: Charlie's breakout star Sinead Watters has revealed that she said no to a nude role in Game of Thrones."
"Vanessa always wore the same color on both her hands and feet—Hitchcock Blonde—a barely-there nude color with a dash of pink that was only two shades away from clear topcoat. It was the sort of thing you would imagine Grace Kelly in […]"
"It gave me a lovely, natural, but juicy color. To correct the shape of my mouth, I lined my lips with a nude color like MAC's Spice mixed with Mochaberry Automatic Lip Liner, blending the liner very carefully to make sure there was no hard edge."
"Do not, under any circumstances (even if grunge is back in), wear a white or black bra under light-coloured clothing – only a nude bra will do."
"A void sale is that which can never take effect; in which the articles opposed to each other, or one of them, not bearing any legal value the contract is nude."

Etymology

Entered English 1493 as a legal term, meaning "unsupported, not formally attested," from Middle English nud, from Latin nūdus (“naked, bare”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *negʷ-, nud, nūdus

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

nuder (comparative) nudest (superlative) nudes (plural)

Derived Forms

canuding nelfie nonnude nudely nudeness nudey nudie nudish nudy seminude subnude

Phrases

never-nude non-nude nude beach nude-in nude number nude pact nude run Rowett nude rat

Frequently Paired Words

denude nudism nudist nudity naturism skinny dipping birthday suit fig leaf

Synonyms

flesh-colored skin-colored carnation bare au naturel naked nude painting nude sculpture nude statue

Rhymes With

food include non-food you'd dude mood viewed rude reviewed renewed crude screwed

Questions

How do you pronounce nude?: The recorded pronunciation is /n(j)uːd/.
What does nude mean?: Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
Where does nude come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce nude

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