The difference between Bare and Nude

When used as nouns, bare means the surface, the (bare) skin, whereas nude means a painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.

When used as adjectives, bare means minimal, whereas nude means without clothing or other covering of the skin.

Bare is also adverb with the meaning: very.

Bare is also verb with the meaning: to uncover.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bare and Nude

  1. Bare as an adjective:

    Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.

    Examples:

    "a bare majority"

  2. Bare as an adjective:

    Naked, uncovered.

    Examples:

    "I do wonder why keeping my little breasts bare can be lewd even as none tells my brother anything for being bare-chested."

  3. Bare as an adjective:

    Having no supplies.

    Examples:

    "a room bare of furniture"

    "The cupboard was bare."

  4. Bare as an adjective:

    Having no decoration.

    Examples:

    "The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?"

  5. Bare as an adjective:

    Having had what usually covers (something) removed.

    Examples:

    "The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves."

  6. Bare as an adjective (MLE, not comparable):

    A lot or lots of.

    Examples:

    "It's bare money to get in the club each time, man."

  7. Bare as an adjective:

    With head uncovered; bareheaded.

  8. Bare as an adjective:

    Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.

  9. Bare as an adjective (figurative):

    Mere; without embellishment.

  10. Bare as an adjective:

    Threadbare, very worn.

  1. Bare as an adverb (British, slang):

    Very; significantly.

    Examples:

    "That pissed me off bare."

    "It's taking bare time."

  2. Bare as an adverb:

    Barely.

  3. Bare as an adverb:

    Without a condom.

  1. Bare as a noun (‘the bare’):

    The surface, the (bare) skin.

  2. Bare as a noun:

    Surface; body; substance.

  3. Bare as a noun (architecture):

    That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.

  1. Bare as a verb (transitive):

    To uncover; to reveal.

    Examples:

    "She bared her teeth at him."

  1. Bare as a verb (obsolete):

  1. Nude as an adjective:

    Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.

    Examples:

    "Why do you act so prudish whenever you see nude people?"

  2. Nude as an adjective (of clothing, makeup, etc):

    Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.

  3. Nude as an adjective (legal, obsolete):

    Not valid; void.

  1. Nude as a noun:

    A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.

    Examples:

    "Michelangelo's David is a well-known standing male nude; Michelangelo also created several other nudes."

    "Lexa sent me a nude last week."

  2. Nude as a noun (with article, "the nude"):

    The state of total nudity.

    Examples:

    "she caught him [[in the nude in the nude]]"

  3. Nude as a noun:

    A color that resembles or evokes bare flesh; a paint, dye, etc. of such color.

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