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naked

Pronunciation: /ˈneɪkɪd/
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Definition of naked

adjective

  • 1(of a person or part of the body) without clothes:he’d never seen a naked woman before he was stripped naked
  • (of an object) without the usual covering or protection:her room was lit by a single naked bulb
  • (of a tree, plant, or animal) without leaves, hairs, scales, etc.:the naked branches of the trees
  • (naked of) devoid of: areas of skin naked of feathers
  • exposed to harm; vulnerable:John looked naked and defenceless without his spectacles
  • 2 [attributive] (especially of feelings or behaviour) expressed openly; undisguised:naked fear made him tremble the naked truth

Phrases

the naked eye

unassisted vision, without a telescope, microscope, or other device:threadworm eggs are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye

Derivatives

nakedly

adverb

Origin:

Old English nacod, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naakt and German nackt, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nudus and Sanskrit nagna

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