naked

na·ked

adj
\ˈnā-kəd, especially Southern ˈne-kəd\

Definition of NAKED

1

: not covered by clothing : nude

2

: devoid of customary or natural covering : bare: as a : not enclosed in a scabbard b : not provided with a shade c of a plant or one of its parts : lacking pubescence or enveloping or subtending parts d : lacking foliage or vegetation e of an animal or one of its parts : lacking an external covering (as of hair, feathers, or shell)

3

a : scantily supplied or furnished b : lacking embellishment : unadorned

4

: unarmed, defenseless

5

: lacking confirmation or support

6

: devoid of concealment or disguise

7

: unaided by any optical device or instrument <the naked eye>

8

: not backed by the writer's ownership of the commodity contract or security

— na·ked·ly adverb

— na·ked·ness noun

Examples of NAKED

1. He was naked from the waist up.
2. <had recurrent nightmares about being naked in public>

Origin of NAKED

Middle English, from Old English nacod; akin to Old High German nackot naked, Latin nudus, Greek gymnos

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to NAKED

Synonyms: au naturel, bare, bottomless, disrobed, mother-naked, nude, raw, starkers [chiefly British], stripped, unclad, unclothed, undressed, in the altogether (or the buff or the nude or one's birthday suit or the raw), stark naked

Antonyms: appareled (or apparelled), attired, clad, clothed, dressed, garbed, invested, robed, suited

Related Words: seminude, topless; denuded, peeled; unveiled

Near Antonyms: covered, veiled; arrayed, caparisoned, decked (out), rigged (out), tricked (out); vested; decent

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