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semi-nude

sem·i-nude
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sem-ee, sem-ahy nood, nyood]
    • /ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ nud, nyud/
    • /ˈsem.i njuːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sem-ee, sem-ahy nood, nyood]
    • /ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ nud, nyud/

Definitions of semi-nude word

  • adjective semi-nude naked or unclothed, as a person or the body. 1
  • adjective semi-nude without the usual coverings, furnishings, etc.; bare: a nude stretch of land laid waste by brush fires. 1
  • adjective semi-nude (of a photograph, painting, statue, etc.) being or prominently displaying a representation of the nude human figure. 1
  • adjective semi-nude Law. made without a consideration or other legal essential: a nude contract. 1
  • adjective semi-nude having the color nude. 1
  • noun semi-nude a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure. 1

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Origin of semi-nude

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin nūdus; see naked

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Parts of speech for Semi-nude

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

semi-nude popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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