In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
nakedness, nudity, nudeness
(noun) the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nudity (usually uncountable, plural nudities)
(uncountable) The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.
(countable, rare) Something or someone without clothes.
• (nakedness): nakedness, bareness
• (something naked): nude
• untidy
Source: Wiktionary
Nu"di*ty, n.; pl. Nudities. Etym: [Cf. F. nudité .]
1. The quality or state of being nude; nakedness.
2. That which is nude or naked; naked part; undraped or unclothed portion; esp. (Fine Arts), the human figure represented unclothed; any representation of nakedness; -- chiefly used in the plural and in a bad sense. There are no such licenses permitted in poetry any more than in painting, to design and color obscene nudities. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.