bare, naked, nude, bald, barren mean deprived of naturally or conventionally appropriate covering.
bare implies the removal of what is additional, superfluous, ornamental, or dispensable.
an apartment with bare walls
naked suggests absence of protective or ornamental covering but may imply a state of nature, of destitution, or of defenselessness.
poor half-naked children
nude applies especially to the unclothed human figure.
a nude model posing for art students
bald implies actual or seeming absence of natural covering and may suggest a conspicuous bareness.
a bald mountain peak
barren often suggests aridity or impoverishment or sterility.
barren plains
Example Sentences
Adjective The artists sketched the nude model. Picasso's paintings of nude art models. Noun the nudes of Greek sculpture the artist painted some models in the nude
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
That skintight, nude-toned dress that Kardashian adopted as her own, however, is exactly what Johnson describes as best defining Monroe’s style. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2022 A few weeks later, Picasso completed work on his famous Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, in which African masks substitute for the faces of two of the five nude female figures. David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022 Her cheekbones were bronzed while a nude base filled the center of her lips. Chelsea Avila, Allure, 14 Sep. 2022 This vegan polish isn't your average nude, though — it's formulated to flatter all skin tones, but it's made with deeper skin tones in mind. Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping, 13 Sep. 2022 Britney Spears' nude Instagramsare sparking concern. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 The text has since been deleted from the post, but the accompanying photo remains of a completely nude Spears facing away from the camera with a heart sticker over her rear end. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 12 Sep. 2022 LaChapelle interpreted the scripture into a portrait last year -- a nude male model sitting in front of a mirror, tears wet on his face, holding a phone with a distorted image of himself on the screen. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022 The brunette showed off her buzz cut in a sheer nude Etro gown with dramatic side cutouts and minimal jewelry. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2022
Noun
To apply it over your manicure, start with a base coat and then paint two shades of your lacquer of choice (perhaps give Bieber's favorite nude a try!). Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com, 19 July 2022 The singer and actress marked the occasion in the nude to show off a new product. Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 24 July 2022 Survey Greek urns or Roman frescoes and the answer is clear—throughout antiquity, men went swimming in the nude. Todd Plummer, WSJ, 29 June 2022 In September, Hudson posted a funny video of himself running away in the snow while in the nude. Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 3 July 2022 Nowhere is this oversight more egregious than in the episode devoted to a critique of the female nude. R.e. Hawley, The Atlantic, 10 May 2022 There were salons, poetry recitals and dances — at least one of which, to the horror of neighbors, transpired in the nude.Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022 Lempicka was openly bisexual and famously painted some of her female lovers, including Rafaela Fano and Suzy Solidor, in the nude.San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2022 Across the room, reclining nudes are arranged along a wall, including a 1990 male nude made of glass by Richard Jolley and an 1892 oil by Frank Duveneck of a woman stretched across what appears to be a divan. Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Jan. 2022 See More