bare
adjective
without covering or clothing; naked; nude.
bareness
-
a word derived from
bare.
Example Sentences
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The subjects are seated on sets that are celestial-looking in their angular bareness, and nearly all are photographed with ghostly shadows cast across their faces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
“The simplicity and bareness of the storytelling means the details are important. They can drive tension as much as a big bomb.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2017
Together they found a bright apartment and countered the bareness with cheery posters and tags labeling everything in English: lamp, cupboard, wall, door.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2016
But for all the efficient bareness of the setting, the show has a brightly colored, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink exuberance.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2016
He lowers Ray to the ground in the first patch of bareness he sees.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
