🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

nu

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nude/njuːd/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O artista pintou uma figura nua para enfatizar a beleza do corpo humano."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not clothed; bare.

    "The artist painted a nude figure to emphasize the beauty of the human form."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is naked.

    "The beach was known for its nudists, who enjoyed sunbathing in the nude."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'nude' originates from the Latin 'nudus', meaning 'bare' or 'naked'. It entered the English language in the late 14th century, evolving from its Latin roots to describe a state of undress, particularly in artistic contexts.

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