nudeness n 1: the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind [syn: {nakedness}, {nudity}, {nudeness}]
Nude \Nude\ (n[=u]d), a. [L. nudus. See {Naked}.] 1. Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Naked; without consideration; void; as, a nude contract. See {Nudum pactum}. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] {The nude}, the undraped human figure in art. [1913 Webster] -- {Nude"ly}, adv.- {Nude"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]