Etymology

nudism

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Today it means: The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm. Full definition →

French nudisme
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  1. French · derived fromnudisme
  2. English todaynudism

From French nudisme. By surface analysis, nude + -ism.

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