Word Finder - nudity

definition

The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.

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In places such as Scandinavia, public nudity is legal.

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Something or someone without clothes.

More or less, absolute nudity among men is characteristic even of the Bahima (Hamites).

Save where the tribes have come under Arab or European influence, the clothing is extremely scanty, but absolute nudity is not known.

The Times Please note, this production contains nudity.

The other thing about these European genres was that they were not afraid of showing nudity.

Also, how do you feel about including a little tasteful nudity in the Big Damn Sequel?

Today Westminster council agreed to allow total nudity within the clubs of central London.

While the claim was that the photos will not display full frontal nudity, his appearance in the publication has raised eyebrows from the Palin camp.

Nudist writing commonly begins with cross-cultural and historical examples demonstrating the relativity of shame and modesty, before proceeding to expound the psychological, moral, social, and physical benefits of nudity.

Another point of interest lies in the difference of outlook with which nudity is regarded by the English and Japanese.

Later, when the novelty of clothing has spent its force, the stimulus is supplied by nudity complete or partial.

The DVD carries an upgraded ' R ' rating in the US for a brief scene involving nudity which was omitted from the original.

Aimed at adults - in fact it was one of the first series to feature nudity - the prgramme failed to find an audience.

I am not offended by nudity, or sexual images or sounds.

Ironically enough there isn't any full-frontal nudity in CURTAINS; at least not in the version I saw.

I'm willing to bet no gratuitous nudity either?

They are also required to do partial front nudity.

On the plus side, there's usually some female nudity.

Beside the recurrent exploration of homosexuality, there is strong language, incest and brief onstage nudity.

By the time an actress turns 70, her days of on-screen nudity are usually far behind her.

They were but a magnificent drapery of pomp and glory thrown across a background of poverty, ignorance, superstition, hypocrisy and cruelty; remove it, and reality appears in all its brutal and sinister nudity.

Under Hollywood's production code at the time, movies could not include nudity, criminal activity, or offensive language, or depict illegal drug use, venereal disease, or childbirth.

How many times have you seen a woman's online ad featuring a full-on cleavage shot or full-frontal nudity and wondered "What was she thinking?"

Intimate glamour work will often involve a certain amount of nudity.

Maybe you like the idea of spicing up your skiing experience in a sexy way, but you're not quite ready to take the plunge into total nudity.

It's also not worth doing any nudity or other kinds of photos that you will regret doing down the line.

Jackson tried to use her hand to shield herself but she wasn't fast enough, and this moment of celebrity nudity was broadcast for millions to see.

Actress Anne Hathaway was originally set to play the main role in Knocked Up, but dropped out over the film's use of nudity.

While there are certainly many movies out there that focus on nudity, most celebrities will agree to show some skin in a film only if it enhances the plot or seems natural for his or her character.

Even more main stream magazines like Vanity Fair and Maxim have showed a little nudity here and there, though these publications tend to at least attempt to cover up their subjects.

He also had an affinity for nudity, and was dubbed "the fat naked guy" by late night talk show host David Letterman.

The Hollywood Gossip - Some of these pictures do contain nudity, but the unmentionables are censored out.

Some celebrity photo websites can contain ads that display nudity or offensive material.

Others, however, aren't so modest, and contain nudity and other questionable content.

There's occasional nudity and the text contains some foul language.

None of the photos contain nudity, however there are lots of bikini shots and other revealing images.

While there's no actual nudity, there are many bikini shots and "come hither" looks.

In addition to hosting erotic themed events, Dream Pleasures swinger cruises also allow nudity at all pool areas, in hot tubs and at special lifestyle events.

What's more, because it is a full ship charter, nudity and other sexually themed events are not relegated to certain portions of the vessel.

Nudism is the practice of nonsexual social nudity, usually in mixed-sex groups, often at specially defined locations, such as nude beaches or nudist clubs.

Nudists believe in the naturalness of the naked body, and in the medicinal, therapeutic, or relaxing properties of unself-conscious social nudity.

They frequently emphasize the importance of total nudity, arguing that partial concealment is more sexual than total exposure.

Nudity is customarily imagined as a "natural" state-since we are all born naked-and yet its powerful social and cultural regulation means that it is anything but simple or natural.

Nudity might seem so uncomplicated as to need no definition; it is simply the state of being without clothes.

Definitions of nudity, which are subject to historical and cultural variation, rely on assumptions about what counts as clothing.

Defining nudity can also be an ideological or political matter.

This can matter greatly, as in the colonial context, where nudity was often seen as a sign of savagery.

In the Western tradition, nudity can, broadly speaking, attract both positive and negative metaphorical meanings.

Nudity, therefore, accrued metaphorical meanings of truth, authenticity, and innocence.

In any case, metaphorical meanings and lived practice did not always match up; nor were the idealized meanings of nudity open to all types of naked bodies (for example, those of women, older men, or slaves).

The original connotations of these terms persist-nakedness tends to suggest a raw, natural state, while nudity suggests a state of undress refined by culture into an aesthetic state.