naturism

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French naturisme. Equivalent to nature +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• enPR: nāʹchər-ĭz-əm, IPA^(key): /ˈneɪ.t͡ʃəɹˌɪz.əm/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

naturism (countable and uncountable, plural naturisms)

1. The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons.
2. The worship of the powers of nature.

Synonyms

• (going nude in social settings): nudism

Antonyms

• clothism
• textilism

Derived terms

• anarchist naturism
• anarcho-naturism

 

Related terms

• nature
• naturist

Translations

the belief in or practice of going nude or unclad

• Abkhaz: анатуризм (anatʼurizm)
• Arabic:

  Egyptian Arabic: مذهب العري

• Bengali: নগ্নতাবাদ (nognotabad)
• Breton: naturegezh
• Catalan: naturisme m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 裸體主義／裸体主义 (zh) (luǒtǐzhǔyì)

• Finnish: nudismi (fi), naturismi (fi)
• French: naturisme (fr) m
• Galician: naturismo m
• Georgian: ნატურიზმი (naṭurizmi)
• German: Naturismus m
• Greek: γυμνισμός (el) (gymnismós)
• Italian: naturismo (it) m
• Japanese: ヌーディズム
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: naturisme

  Nynorsk: naturisme

• Portuguese: naturismo (pt) m
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: натуризм (ru) m (naturizm)
• Sinhalese: ස්වභාවාදය (swabhāwādaya)
• Spanish: naturismo (es) m
• Swedish: naturism (sv) c
• Ukrainian: натуризм m (naturyzm)
• Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa khỏa thân

the belief or doctrine that attributes everything to nature as a sanative agent

• Abkhaz: анатуризм (anatʼurizm)
• Catalan: naturisme m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 天然主義／天然主义 (tiānránzhǔyì)

• Finnish: naturismi (fi)
• Georgian: ნატურიზმი (naṭurizmi)
• Romanian: naturism (ro) n
• Russian: натуризм (ru) m (naturizm)

See also

• naturalism

Further reading

• naturism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Sturmian, Turanism, martinus

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French naturisme. By surface analysis, natură +‎ -ism.

Noun

naturism n (uncountable)

1. naturism

Declension

declension of naturism (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) naturism	naturismul
genitive/dative	(unui) naturism	naturismului
vocative	naturismule

Swedish

Noun

naturism c

1. naturism (lifestyle of practicing social nudity)

Declension

Declension of naturism
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	naturism	naturismen	—	—
Genitive	naturisms	naturismens	—	—

See also

• nudism

References

• naturism in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• naturism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)