nude: Meaning and Definition of

nude

Pronunciation: (nd, nyd), [key]
— adj., n. nud•er, nud•est,
—adj.
  1. naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.
  2. without the usual coverings, furnishings, etc.; bare: a nude stretch of land laid waste by brush fires.
  3. (of a photograph, painting, statue, etc.) being or prominently displaying a representation of the nude human figure.
  4. made without a consideration or other legal essential: a nude contract.
  5. having the color nude.
—n.
  1. a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
  2. an unclothed human figure.
  3. the condition of being unclothed: to sleep in the nude.
  4. a light grayish-yellow brown to brownish-pink color.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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