Semi-nude
Usage alert
See flesh color.
adjective, nuder, nudest.
1.
naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.
2.
without the usual coverings, furnishings, etc.; bare:
a nude stretch of land laid waste by brush fires.
3.
(of a photograph, painting, statue, etc.) being or prominently displaying a representation of the nude human figure.
4.
Law. made without a consideration or other legal essential:
a nude contract.
5.
having the color nude.
noun
6.
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
7.
an unclothed human figure.
8.
the condition of being unclothed:
to sleep in the nude.
9.
(no longer in common use; now considered offensive) a light grayish-yellow brown to brownish-pink color.
10.
a color that falls within the spectrum of human skin colors.
adjective
1.
completely unclothed; undressed
2.
having no covering; bare; exposed
3.
(law)
lacking some essential legal requirement, esp supporting evidence
(of a contract, agreement, etc) made without consideration and void unless under seal
noun
4.
the state of being naked (esp in the phrase in the nude)
5.
a naked figure, esp in painting, sculpture, etc
Read Also:
- Semivowel
noun 1. Phonetics. a speech sound of vowel quality used as a consonant, as (w) in wet or (y) in yet. noun (phonetics) 1. a vowel-like sound that acts like a consonant, in that it serves the same function in a syllable carrying the same amount of prominence as a consonant relative to a true […]
- Semiweekly
adjective 1. occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits. noun, plural semiweeklies. 2. a semiweekly publication. adverb 3. twice a week: He traveled semiweekly to Detroit.
- Semi-weekly
adjective 1. occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits. noun, plural semiweeklies. 2. a semiweekly publication. adverb 3. twice a week: He traveled semiweekly to Detroit.
- Semiyearly
adjective 1. semiannual (def 1). adverb 2. twice a year; semiannually: He seeded the lawn semiyearly. adjective 1. another word for semiannual
- Semmelweis
noun 1. Ignaz Philipp [ig-nahts fee-lip] /ˈɪg nɑts ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1818–65, Hungarian obstetrician. noun 1. Ignaz Philipp. 1818–65, Hungarian obstetrician, who discovered the cause of puerperal infection and pioneered the use of antiseptics Semmelweis (zěm’əl-vīs’) Hungarian physician who was a pioneer of sterile surgical practices. He proved that infectious disease and death in […]