nudism

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UK/ˈnjuːdɪzəm/US/ˈnudɪzəm/

noun

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.

Similar
naturismAdamitism
Opposite
clothismtextilism
OriginFrench nudisme →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

nounnudism (countable and uncountable, plural nudisms)

plural nudisms

  1. countableuncountableThe 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.

    Synonyms: naturism, Adamitism · Antonyms: clothism, textilism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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.

Similar
naturismAdamitism
Opposite
clothismtextilism

More synonyms by meaning

noungoing without clothes as a social practice

Similar
naturism
Broader
practicepattern
Also see
adamitismnaturism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchnudisme
  2. Englishnudism

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

More words from French

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Translations

Arabic عُرْيَانِيَّة, مَذْهَب الْعُرْي
  • عُرْيَانِيَّة (ʕuryāniyya)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
  • مَذْهَب الْعُرْي (maḏhab al-ʕury)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Basque naturismo
  • naturismothe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Bengali নগ্নতাবাদ
  • নগ্নতাবাদ (nognotabad)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Bulgarian нуди́зъм
  • нуди́зъм (nudízăm)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Catalan nudisme
  • nudismethe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Chinese Mandarin 裸體主義 /裸体主义, 天然主義 /天然主义
  • 裸體主義 /裸体主义 (luǒtǐzhǔyì)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
  • 天然主義 /天然主义 (tiānránzhǔyì)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Czech nudismus
  • nudismusthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Danish nudisme
  • nudismethe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Dutch nudisme
  • nudismethe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Esperanto nudismo
  • nudismothe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Estonian nudism
  • nudismthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Finnish nudismi
  • nudismithe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
French nudisme
  • nudismethe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
German Nudismus, Freikörperkultur
  • Nudismusthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
  • Freikörperkulturthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
  • FKKthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Greek γυμνισμός
  • γυμνισμός (gymnismós)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Hebrew נוּדִיזְם
  • נוּדִיזְם (nudízm)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Hindi नग्नतावाद, नग्नवाद
  • नग्नतावाद (nagnatāvād)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
  • नग्नवाद (nagnavād)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
  • न्युडिज़्म (nyuḍizm)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Hungarian nudizmus
  • nudizmusthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Irish nochtachas
  • nochtachasthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Italian nudismo
  • nudismothe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Japanese ヌーディズム, 裸体主義
  • ヌーディズム (nūdizumu)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
  • 裸体主義 (rataishugi)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Korean 나체주의, 라체주의
  • 나체주의 (nachejuui)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
  • 라체주의 (rachejuui)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
  • 누디즘 (nudijeum)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Latin nudismus, gymnismus
  • nudismusthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
  • gymnismusthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Latvian nūdisms
  • nūdismsthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Lithuanian nudizmas
  • nudizmasthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Norwegian Bokmål nudisme
  • nudismethe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Polish nudyzm
  • nudyzmthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Portuguese nudismo
  • nudismothe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Romanian nudism
  • nudismthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Russian нуди́зм
  • нуди́зм (nudízm)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Slovak nudizmus
  • nudizmusthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Spanish nudismo
  • nudismothe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Swedish nudism
  • nudismthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Turkish nudizm
  • nudizmthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Ukrainian нуди́зм
  • нуди́зм (nudýzm)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Urdu عُرْیانِیَت
  • عُرْیانِیَت ('uryāniyat)the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa khỏa thân
  • chủ nghĩa khỏa thânthe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Welsh noethlymuniaeth
  • noethlymuniaeththe belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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