nakedness

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But let them that are truly godly have their apparel modest and sober, and with such shame-facedness put them on; remembering always, that the first cause of our covering our nakedness was the sin and shame of our first parents ENVY Mr. Badman's envy was so rank and strong, that if it at any time turned its head against a man, it would hardly ever be pulled in again.

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  1. The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness.

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  • Yet this was not a horrified, stomach churning nakedness, this nakedness was a peaceful, totally relaxed, willing, acceptance that whatever happened next it would be right, would be enjoyable, would be powered by love. —  XXXX
  • Someone on staff respects blood and buck-nakedness, so the PG-13 rating is bent with glee. —  Frames Per Second Magazine
  • In their nakedness, the people saw them for what they were. —  Malaysiakini
  • It's pure survival horror by this point, and coupled with Muramatsu's half-nakedness (though momentarily amusing choreography) and Koichi Sonoi's remarkable editing - which does its best to hide the fact that the bear is in fact a man in a suit - it makes for a truly memorable piece of cinema. —  DVD Times
  • "That kind of nakedness is sometimes much harder than taking your clothes off." —  Celebrity Photos and News at ExpoSay
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  1. from Middle English nakednesse, from Anglo-Saxon næcednes, from nacod, naced, næced, naked: see naked and -ness.
 

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