nakedness
The state or condition of being nakedThe state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness.
» The nakedness of woman is the work of God.
Die Nacktheit der Frau ist Gottes Werk. — MUIRIEL
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness.
Nacktheit
нагота́nagotá, обнажённостьobnažónnostʹ
оголеністьoholenistʹ
- the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
- characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive
- a bleak and desolate atmosphere
Examples
4 sentencesThe nakedness of woman is the work of God.
deDie Nacktheit der Frau ist Gottes Werk. — MUIRIEL
Thou shalt not go up by steps unto my altar, lest thy nakedness be discovered.
I suppose nudists and doctors eventually reach the point where they look on nakedness as normal.
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
ruИ увидел Хам, отец Ханаана, наготу отца своего, и выйдя рассказал двум братьям своим. — Ivanovb
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Origin
From Middle English nakednesse, from Old English nacodnes (“nakedness”); equivalent to nakFrom Middle English nakednesse, from Old English nacodnes (“nakedness”); equivalent to naked + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian neakenens (“nakedness”).
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Forms
plural: nakednesses| Singular | nakedness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
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