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naked
[ ney-kid ]
adjective
- being without clothing or covering; nude:
naked children swimming in the lake.
Synonyms: ,
- 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:
- without the customary covering, container, or protection:
a naked sword;
a naked flame.
Synonyms:
- 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.
Synonyms: ,
- 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.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- plain-spoken; blunt:
the naked truth.
Synonyms: , ,
- 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
/ ˈԱɪɪ /
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
- ˈԲԱ, noun
- ˈԲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- Բk· adverb
- Բk·Ա noun
- -Բk adjective
- i·Բk adjective
- ܲ·Բk adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of naked1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of naked1
Example Sentences
He got stopped nearly naked and, for the first time in our eyes, he was becoming a sexual predator.
Photos circulated worldwide of him naked, blindfolded, tied up, and bound to a board with duct tape by his American captors.
So naked mole rats are chronically oxygen-deprived, but in the lab researchers have confirmed that they can survive for a little while with no oxygen at all.
This means the colour olo could not been seen by a person's naked eye in the real world without the help of specific stimulation.
The first time, she was found roaming naked near downtown L.A. and placed on a psychiatric hold.
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