full frontal

Complete nude exposure

Full frontal describes complete exposure of the front of the nude body, including genitals: The film contains full frontal nudity.

The phrase appears almost exclusively in discussions of nudity in film, photography, or art.

Extended figuratively to mean holding nothing back: a full frontal assault on the administration's policies.

exposure

nudity

Absence of clothing

bare · stripped · undressed · revealing · explicit · exposed · uncovered · flesh · skin · disrobed

confrontation

direct

Undeviating or to guide

head-on · in-your-face · unfiltered · raw · candid · unapologetic · bold · brazen · aggressive · assertive

shock

provocative

Meant to provoke response

boundary-pushing · transgressive · jaw-dropping · startling · sensational · outrageous · audacious · daring · risqué · eyebrow-raising

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Opposites
degree of exposure/concealment

full frontalcovered

Having protection atop

clothed · concealed · modest · draped · obscured

viewing angle/perspective

full frontalrear view

Sight of behind

from behind · profile · side view · turned away · three-quarter view

directness/intensity of approach

full frontalsubtle

Not immediately obvious

restrained · indirect · softened · oblique · understated

Family

full, frontal, fully, fullness, fuller, fullest, front, fronts, fronted

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated R