nudity

noun

Definition of nuditynext
as in nude
the state of having no clothes on one's body actors who don't turn down roles that call for nudity

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Recent Examples of nudity The selfie is carefully cropped at the waist, narrowly skirting past Instagram’s community guidelines on nudity. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026 That doesn’t necessarily mean doing nudity, which Variety said isn’t something found on her account. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 Advocacy includes crafting nudity riders, establishing boundaries and ensuring closed sets when necessary. — Megan Vick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Its loose structure allows for a wealth of tangents, touching on everything from whether HBO shows have the right amount of nudity to the hosts’ personal lives. — Daniel Strauss, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026 The actor also objected to being a locker room scene that required full-frontal nudity, which allegedly angered Russell, TMZ reported. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 And a few sociable dinners around the United States even make nudity a requirement, including the Füde Dinner Experiences that have popped up in New York and Los Angeles. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026 And those rules involve nudity and drinking, along with pets, cooking and spending the night. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 Viewers complained when the station canceled a PBS program on rock music that contained brief nudity. — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nudity
nude
Noun
  • Her biggest challenges seemed to be getting the rest of the NBA to take her seriously after previously partying with her father’s girlfriends and posing nude for Playboy magazine.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Very deep shades can make lips look smaller, and ultrapale nudes may wash you out.
    — Jenny Berg, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2026
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