BARENESS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

bareness

noun

Definition of bareness

as in emptiness

the quality or state of being empty the stark bareness of the refrigerator suggested it was time to go shopping

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as in nudity

the state of having no clothes on one's body as she encountered more and more nude people at the resort, she became less conscious of her own bareness

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Recent Examples of bareness Di Felice makes very sexy clothes, but at times the bareness crosses the line between aspirationally hot and inconceivably bare. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026 Clothes felt sensuous without overt sexuality and bareness. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025

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Noun

In all of the sketchbook entries reproduced here, Ross seems to offer a bridge between the representation of emptiness and the lived sensation of it.

— Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The suburbs promise space yet deliver emptiness, critics charge.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of emptiness

Noun

But that brief flash of cartoon baby nudity continues to bother prudes, decades after the book’s first run.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Running for 12 seasons, spanning more than a decade, NYPD Blue was famous (and infamous) thanks to its many controversial topics and scenes of nudity.

— Keith Langston, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of nudity

Noun

There was no shortage of high-octane sensuality, albeit pared down using nudes, champagne and pastels, including baby pink.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
That’s how many options Fwee Lip&Cheek Blurry Pudding Pot has, across nudes, corals, pinks, reds, mauves, and roses.

— Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of nude

Noun

But the fashionable-at-the-time nakedness of the YBAs’ desire for money, most completely embodied by Hirst, quickly became crass.

— Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Chloe Webb’s performance as Nancy Spungen, the junkie girlfriend who Sid probably murdered (the role of Nancy was originally supposed to go to Courtney Love), is breathtaking in the nakedness of its emotion.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of nakedness

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