Nudeism
/ˈnjuːdɪzəm/noun
The practice or advocacy of social nudity, especially as a lifestyle or philosophy.
Did you know?The Greek word gymnos, meaning “naked,” is traditionally connected with the same ancient Indo-European root as nude, because Greek athletes often trained unclothed.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*nogʷ-
“Naked or unclothed; a reconstructed root associated with exposure of the body”
Ancient Greek
Greek
gymnós
“Naked or lightly clad; the source of English gymnasium and gymnast”
Classical Latin
Latin
nūdus
“Bare, uncovered, or unclothed”
14th Century
Middle English
nude
“Naked or unclothed, borrowed through French from Latin”
19th–20th Century
English
nudism
“The practice or advocacy of social nudity”
20th Century
English
nudeism
“A less common variant of nudism, formed from nude plus the suffix -ism”