Nakedness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind

a bleak and desolate atmosphere

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈeɪkᵻdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈeɪkɪdnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈeɪkɪdnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈeɪkᵻdnəs/.

Examples

the nakedness of the landscape

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nudeness bleakness nudity bareness desolation openness

Antonyms

closeness

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

naked	adjective	having no protecting or concealing cover; - Shakespeare
nude	adjective	completely unclothed
bleak	adjective	providing no shelter or sustenance
desolate	verb	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
open	adjective	openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nacktheit

der Zustand, ohne Kleidung oder Bedeckung jeglicher Art zu sein

🇫🇷French

nudité

l'état d'être sans vêtements ni couverture d'aucune sorte

🇪🇸Spanish

desnudez

el estado de estar sin ropa ni cobertura de ningún tipo

🇮🇹Italian

nudità

lo stato di essere senza indumenti o coperture di alcun tipo

🇳🇱Dutch

naaktheid

de staat van zijn zonder kleding of bedekking van welke aard dan ook

🇵🇹Portuguese

nudez

o estado de estar sem roupa ou cobertura de qualquer tipo

🇷🇺Russian

нагота

состояние отсутствия одежды или какого-либо покрытия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नंगापन

बिना वस्त्र या किसी प्रकार के आवरण के रहने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

নগ্নতা

কোন ধরনের পোশাক বা আবরণ ছাড়া থাকার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

நிர்வாணம்

எந்த வகையான ஆடை அல்லது மூடுதல் இல்லாமல் இருக்கும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

నగ్నత్వం

ఎలాంటి దుస్తులు లేదా కవరింగ్ లేకుండా ఉండే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

नग्नता

कोणत्याही प्रकारचे कपडे किंवा पांघरूण नसलेली स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

નગ્નતા

કોઈપણ પ્રકારના કપડા અથવા આવરણ વિનાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆತ್ತಲೆತನ

ಯಾವುದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಬಟ್ಟೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊದಿಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നഗ്നത

ഏതെങ്കിലും തരത്തിലുള്ള വസ്ത്രമോ മൂടുപടമോ ഇല്ലാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਗਨਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੇ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਢੱਕਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ننگا پن

لباس یا کسی بھی قسم کے ڈھکنے کے بغیر ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

裸体

没有衣服或任何遮盖物的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

裸

いかなる衣服や覆いも身に着けていない状態

🇰🇷Korean

벌거숭이

옷이나 어떤 종류의 덮개도 입지 않은 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trần trụi

trạng thái không có quần áo hoặc bất kỳ loại che phủ nào

🇹🇭Thai

ความเปลือยเปล่า

สภาพที่ไม่สวมเสื้อผ้าหรือเครื่องปกปิดใดๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketelanjangan

keadaan tanpa pakaian atau penutup apapun

🇵🇭Filipino

kahubaran

ang estado ng pagiging walang damit o saplot ng anumang uri

🇲🇾Malay

ketelanjangan

keadaan tanpa pakaian atau penutup apa-apa jenis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عري

حالة عدم وجود ملابس أو غطاء من أي نوع

🇮🇷Persian

برهنگی

حالت بدون لباس یا پوششی از هر نوع

🇹🇷Turkish

çıplaklık

herhangi bir giysi veya örtü olmadan olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֵירוֹם

מצב הוויה ללא לבוש או כיסוי מכל סוג שהוא

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