Meztelen

Meztelen is a Hungarian adjective meaning naked or bare. It is used to describe people, animals, or things that are not wearing clothing or covering, as well as scenes that are exposed or unprotected. The term also appears in figurative expressions, such as the naked truth, for example a meztelen igazság.

In ordinary usage, meztelen precedes the noun it modifies, as in meztelen test (naked body) or meztelen fotó (nude photo). It can be used predicatively after a linking verb, as in A modell meztelen. The word is inflected with the noun for number, while the adjective itself remains essentially invariable; the noun carries the case or definiteness endings, for example meztelen férfit in the accusative definite.

Meztelen is part of standard Hungarian and is common in both everyday speech and artistic or media contexts. It can appear in formal descriptive writing as well as in colloquial language. In some contexts, it carries a neutral to neutral-positive connotation, but it can also be considered explicit depending on the audience, so register choice matters.

Related terms include csupasz (bare, stripped) and pucér (naked, often colloquial). These synonyms differ slightly in nuance and formality. The word meztelen is widely understood across Hungarian-speaking communities and is not typically restricted to any single dialect.

See also: csupasz, pucér, naked truth phrases such as a meztelen igazság.