clothing-optional

A form of clothing optional — Allowing and encouraging nudity but tolerating the wearing of clothes.

Meanings

adjectiveclothing-optional (not comparable)

alternative clothing optional

  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of clothing optional.

    If you are new to the world of hot springs, you may be surprised at how many of them have a clothing-optional standard. Clothing-optional is a euphemism of sorts; in simple terms it means you may bathe nude.

    1999, Carl Wambach, Touring Colorado Hot Springs - Page 7
Cite this entry
APA

clothing-optional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothing-optional

MLA

“clothing-optional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothing-optional. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clothing-optional,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothing-optional.

Source: clothing-optional on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.