Etymology

nude

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Today it means: Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples. Full definition →

Middle English nud ← Latin nūdus
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  1. Latin · derived fromnūdus“naked, bare”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromnud
  3. English todaynude

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

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