nakedness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
  2. noun a bleak and desolate atmosphere
  3. noun characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive

Etymology

From Middle English nakednesse, from Old English nacodnes (“nakedness”); equivalent to naked + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian neakenens (“nakedness”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

nudity, nudeness

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