naked

na·ked

adjective \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

See Synonym Discussion at bare

na·ked

adjective \ˈnā-kəd\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of NAKED

1

: lacking some natural external covering (as of hair or myelin)—used of the animal body or one of its parts <naked nerve endings> <viroids are naked: the RNA strand is not encapsulated in a protein coat—Roger Lewin>

2

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