naked

[ ney-kid ]

/ ˈneɪ kɪd /

adjective

being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.

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.

without the customary covering, container, or protection: a naked sword; a naked flame.

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.

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.

plain-spoken; blunt: the naked truth.

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.

Words nearby naked

naive realism, naivety, naiveté, najaf, nakasone, naked, naked and the dead, the, naked as a jaybird, naked eye, naked lady, naked lunch, the

Origin of naked

before 900; Middle English naked(e), Old English nacod; cognate with Dutch naakt, German nackt, Gothic naqths; akin to Old Norse nakinn, Latin nūdus, Greek gymnós, Sanskrit nagnás

SYNONYMS FOR naked

1 uncovered, undressed, unclothed.

4 denuded.

5 unsheathed, exposed.

6 unfurnished.

8 unarmed, open.

11 manifest, evident, undisguised.

12 direct, outspoken.

ANTONYMS FOR naked

1 dressed.

8 protected.

OTHER WORDS FROM naked

na·ked·ly, adverbna·ked·ness, nounhalf-na·ked, adjectivesem·i·na·ked, adjective

un·na·ked, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for half-naked (1 of 2)

half-naked

adjective

partially clotheda half-naked body

British Dictionary definitions for half-naked (2 of 2)

naked

/ (ˈneɪkɪd) /

adjective

having the body completely unclothed; undressedCompare bare 1

having no covering; bare; exposeda naked flame

with no qualification or concealment; stark; plainthe 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 destitutenaked 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 considerationa naked contract
lacking some essential condition to render valid; incomplete

Derived forms of naked

nakedly, adverbnakedness, noun

Word Origin for naked

Old English nacod; related to Old High German nackot (German nackt), Old Norse noktr, Latin nudus

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Scientific definitions for half-naked

naked

[ nā′kĭd ]

Zoology Lacking outer covering such as scales, fur, feathers, or a shell.

Botany

Lacking a pericarp, as the seeds of the pine.
Lacking a perianth, as the flowers of spurge.
Unprotected by scales, as a bud.
Having no leaves, as a branch or stem.
Having no covering of fine, hairlike structures, as a stalk or leaf; glabrous.