nudism
Clothesless living philosophy
Nudism is the practice of going without clothes, especially in designated social settings like beaches, resorts, or camps.
Adherents view nonsexual communal nakedness as natural, healthy, and liberating.
The movement is also called naturism, though some distinguish between the terms: The resort caters to nudism and clothing-optional lifestyles.
Approval of oneself
- naturismPhilosophy of social undress
- liberationRelease from constraint
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- simplicityLack of complexity
innocence · purity · genuineness · primitivism · humanism · non-sexual · wholeness · naturalness
Unclothed condition
- barenessLack of covering
- unclothedLacking any garments
- bare-skinUnclothed epidermis
- disrobedRemoved one's attire
undressed · exposed · birthday-suit · full-frontal · toplessness · sunbathing · tanning · sunburn
Attire not required
- skinny-dippingSwimming without clothes
- textile-freeWithout woven material
Release from constraint
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-expressionConveying one's inner world
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
openness · unrestrained · emancipation · unshackled · vulnerability · confidence · boldness · unselfconsciousness
Rejection of prevailing norms
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
transgression · bohemian · radical · defiance · subversion · alternative · stigma · controversy
self-acceptance
Approval of oneself
- naturismPhilosophy of social undress
- liberationRelease from constraint
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
simplicity · innocence · purity · genuineness · primitivism · humanism · non-sexual · wholeness · naturalness · embodiment
nakedness
Unclothed condition
disrobed · undressed · exposed · birthday-suit · full-frontal · toplessness · sunbathing · tanning · sunburn
clothing-optional
Attire not required
- skinny-dippingSwimming without clothes
- textile-freeWithout woven material
liberation
Release from constraint
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-expressionConveying one's inner world
uninhibited · openness · unrestrained · emancipation · unshackled · vulnerability · confidence · boldness · unselfconsciousness · free-spirited
nonconformity
Rejection of prevailing norms
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
taboo · transgression · bohemian · radical · defiance · subversion · alternative · stigma · controversy · provocative
- Lebensreformnaturism, natural medicine, naturopathy, vegetarianism, health food
- nakednessnaked, nakedness, bare, stripped, undress
- nudismnaturism, nudist, nudist colony, nudist colonies, nudist resort
- Body Rightsbodily autonomy, medical consent, self-ownership, reproductive rights, medical autonomy
- deviancedeviance, perversion, perversity, aberration, abnormality
- East GermanyStasi, GDR, DDR, Berlin Wall, East Germany
nudismcovering up
Hiding wrongdoing from others
full dress · dress codes · conservative dress · formal attire · clothing
nudismprudery
Excessive concern with decorum
modesty · puritanism · body shame · Victorian morality · prudishness
nudismexhibitionism
Urge to expose oneself
voyeurism · striptease · indecent exposure · pornography · flashing
- brief nudityShort unclothed moment
- full frontal nudityUnobstructed view of unclothed body
- public nudityUnclothed state in common areas
- full-frontal nudityEntire unclothed body visible
- artistic nudityNaked form in art
- nudity warningNotice of exposed bodies