nakedness

• Nom désignant l'état d'être sans vêtements ou sans couverture, souvent utilisé aussi pour évoquer une atmosphère sombre et désolée, ou un état d'ouverture et d'absence de protection.

A noun referring to the state of being without clothing or covering, often also used to describe a bleak, desolate atmosphere or a condition of openness and lack of concealment.

indénombrable

1. State of being unclothedB1formal

   The condition of having no clothing or covering on the body.

   nudité

   • The artist's painting celebrated the beauty of human nakedness.
   • He felt a sense of vulnerability in his complete nakedness.
   • The law prohibits public nakedness in most urban areas.

   Synonymesbarenessexposurenudityundress

   Antonymesclothingcoveringdress

2. Bleak or barren atmosphereC1formal

   A quality of being empty, exposed, and devoid of comfort or decoration.

   Nudité (au sens d'absence d'ornement)

   • The room's nakedness made it feel cold and unwelcoming.
   • The landscape had a stark nakedness after the forest fire.
   • The nakedness of the walls echoed the emptiness he felt inside.

   Synonymesausteritybarenessbarrennessdesolationemptinessexposurestarkness

   Antonymesadornmentcomfortcozinessembellishmenthomelinessluxuryornamentationrichnessshelterwarmth

3. Openness and lack of concealmentC1formal

   A quality of being completely honest, direct, and without secrets or hidden motives.

   nudité (au sens figuré)

   • The nakedness of his confession surprised everyone in the room.
   • She admired the emotional nakedness in his poetry.
   • The report presented the facts with brutal nakedness.

   Synonymesbarenesscandordirectnessfranknessopennessplainnesstransparency

   Antonymesconcealmentdissimulationguilesecrecy