die Nacktheit
nakedness
The state of wearing no clothing on the body.
EXAMPLE
In der Sauna ist Nacktheit für die meisten Besucher normal.
In the sauna, nakedness is normal for most visitors.
die Nacktheit
nakedness
die Nacktheit, die Nacktheiten
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Meanings
die Nacktheit
bareness
In a figurative sense, the quality of being unadorned, uncovered, or stark. It describes the pure, unaltered form of something.
EXAMPLE
Die Nacktheit der Betonwände verlieh dem Raum eine kühle Atmosphäre.
The bareness of the concrete walls gave the room a cool atmosphere.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Nacktheit, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Nacktheiten |
| genitive | der Nacktheit |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Nacktheit | die Nacktheiten |
| accusative | die Nacktheit | die Nacktheiten |
| dative | der Nacktheit | den Nacktheiten |
| genitive | der Nacktheit | der Nacktheiten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word structure
'Nacktheit' is derived from the adjective 'nackt' (naked). The ending '-heit' is a typical German way of forming an abstract noun from an adjective that describes a state or quality.
EXAMPLE
Aus „frei“ wird „Freiheit“, aus „krank“ wird „Krankheit“ und aus „nackt“ wird „Nacktheit“.
'Frei' becomes 'Freiheit' (freedom), 'krank' becomes 'Krankheit' (illness), and 'nackt' becomes 'Nacktheit' (nakedness).
Use as a noun
'Nacktheit' is an uncountable noun in both meanings. It is normally used in the singular without an article or with the definite article 'die' when a specific state is meant.
EXAMPLE
Das Thema des Buches ist die Nacktheit des menschlichen Körpers in der Kunstgeschichte.
The subject of the book is the nakedness of the human body in art history.
Context clue
You can recognize the figurative meaning by the fact that it is not about a body. If 'Nacktheit' refers to architecture, a landscape, or abstract things like facts, it means the unadorned, stark quality.
EXAMPLE
Die Nacktheit der Landschaft im Winter hat eine besondere Schönheit.
The bareness of the landscape in winter has a special beauty.
Er präsentierte die Fakten in ihrer ganzen Nacktheit.
He presented the facts in all their nakedness.
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