Meanings
adjectiveseminude (not comparable)
alternative semi-nude
- not comparableScantily dressed; partially naked.
The folder is full of photographs of nude and seminude women.
2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 333 - not comparableobsoletePartially exposed.
nounseminude (plural seminudes)
plural seminudes · alternative semi-nude
- An artwork depicting a partially naked person.
Hanover's pictures rarely show the sexual act; his nudes and semi-nudes are sensual rather than frankly sexual.
1976 February 14, Rose Flower, “Shooting That Same Face For Seven Years”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 33, page 15
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepartially clothed
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Latinsēmi-
- Englishsemi-
- Englishnude
- Englishseminude
Cite this entry
APA
seminude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminude
MLA
“seminude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminude. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seminude,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminude.
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