Definitions for nakedˈneɪ kɪd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

na•kedˈneɪ kɪd(adj.)

  1. being without clothing or covering; nude.

  2. without adequate clothing.

  3. bare of vegetation, foliage, or the like.

  4. without the customary covering:

    a naked sword.

  5. without furnishings, as rooms or walls.

  6. (of the eye, sight, etc.) unassisted by a microscope, telescope, or other instrument.

  7. defenseless; unprotected.

  8. plain; simple; unadorned:

    the naked truth.

  9. plainly revealed:

    a naked threat.

  10. Law. unsupported:

    a naked promise.

    Category: Law

  11. Bot. (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.

    Category: Botany

  12. Zool. having no covering of hair, feathers, shell, etc.

    Category: Zoology

Origin of naked:

bef. 900; ME naked(e), OE nacod, c. OFris nakad, OHG nac(c)kot; akin to ON nakinn, L nūdus, Gk gymnós, Skt nagnás

na′ked•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bare, au naturel(p), naked, nude(adj)

    completely unclothed

    "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"

  2. naked, defenseless(adj)

    having no protecting or concealing cover

    "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare

  3. naked(adj)

    (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument

    "visible to the naked eye"

  4. naked, raw(adj)

    devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure

    "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"

  5. naked(adj)

    lacking any cover

    "naked branches of the trees"; "lie on the naked rock"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. naked(adjective)ˈneɪ kɪd

    wearing no clothing

    little boys running around naked; his naked body

  2. nakedˈneɪ kɪd

    (of an emotion) obvious and not hidden; = undisguised

    the naked hatred in her eyes

Webster Dictionary

  1. Naked(adj)

    having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword

  2. Naked(adj)

    having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless

  3. Naked(adj)

    unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare

  4. Naked(adj)

    without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain

  5. Naked(adj)

    mere; simple; plain

  6. Naked(adj)

    without pubescence; as, a naked leaf or stem; bare, or not covered by the customary parts, as a flower without a perianth, a stem without leaves, seeds without a pericarp, buds without bud scales

  7. Naked(adj)

    not having the full complement of tones; -- said of a chord of only two tones, which requires a third tone to be sounded with them to make the combination pleasing to the ear; as, a naked fourth or fifth


Translations for naked

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

naked(adjective)

without clothes

a naked child.

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