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naked
[ ney-kid ]
adjective
- being without clothing or covering; nude:
naked children swimming in the lake.
- without adequate clothing:
a naked little beggar.
- bare of any covering, overlying matter, vegetation, foliage, or the like:
naked fields.
- bare, stripped, or destitute (usually followed by of ):
The trees were suddenly naked of leaves.
Synonyms: denuded
- without the customary covering, container, or protection:
a naked sword;
a naked flame.
Synonyms: exposed
- without carpets, hangings, or furnishings, as rooms or walls.
- (of the eye, sight, etc.) unassisted by a microscope, telescope, or other instrument:
visible to the naked eye.
- defenseless; unprotected; exposed:
naked to invaders.
- plain; simple; unadorned:
the naked realities of the matter.
- not accompanied or supplemented by anything else:
a naked outline of the facts.
- exposed to view or plainly revealed:
the naked threat in the letter;
a naked vein of coal.
- plain-spoken; blunt:
the naked truth.
Synonyms: unvarnished, stark, simple
- Law. unsupported, as by authority or consideration:
a naked promise.
- Botany.
- (of seeds) not enclosed in an ovary.
- (of flowers) without a calyx or perianth.
- (of stalks, branches, etc.) without leaves.
- (of stalks, leaves, etc.) without hairs or pubescence.
- Zoology. having no covering of hair, feathers, shell, etc.
naked
/ ˈneɪkɪd /
adjective
- having the body completely unclothed; undressed Compare bare 1
- having no covering; bare; exposed
a naked flame
- with no qualification or concealment; stark; plain
the naked facts
- unaided by any optical instrument, such as a telescope or microscope (esp in the phrase the naked eye )
- with no defence, protection, or shield
- usually foll by of stripped or destitute
naked of weapons
- (of the seeds of gymnosperms) not enclosed in a pericarp
- (of flowers) lacking a perianth
- (of stems) lacking leaves and other appendages
- (of animals) lacking hair, feathers, scales, etc
- law
- unsupported by authority or financial or other consideration
a naked contract
- lacking some essential condition to render valid; incomplete
Derived Forms
- ˈnakedness, noun
- ˈnakedly, adverb
Other Words From
- naked·ly adverb
- naked·ness noun
- half-naked adjective
- semi·naked adjective
- un·naked adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of naked1
Word History and Origins
Origin of naked1
Example Sentences
The captain of the rescue boat said they knew there was a pregnant woman on board, but were surprised to find "a totally naked baby who was born 10,15 or 20 minutes earlier".
The planet was visible to the naked eye from the UK to the US, Turkey and China.
Lunar eclipses are safe to view with the naked eye because they only reflect sunlight.
"It is only going to be visible to the naked eye for a couple of days," she says.
Niemann had denied the allegations, and even said he would "strip fully naked" to prove his innocence.
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