naked

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('kĭd) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Having no clothing on the body; nude.
  2. Having no covering, especially the usual one: a naked sword.
  3. Devoid of vegetation, trees, or foliage: the naked ground; naked tree limbs.
  4. Being without addition, concealment, disguise, or embellishment: the naked facts; naked ambition.
  5. Devoid of a specified quality, characteristic, or element: a look that was naked of all pretense.
  6. Exposed to harm; vulnerable: "naked to mine enemies" (Shakespeare).
  7. Botany.
    1. Not encased in ovaries: naked seeds.
    2. Unprotected by scales: naked buds.
    3. Lacking a perianth: naked flowers.
    4. Without leaves or pubescence: naked stalks.
  8. Zoology. Lacking outer covering such as scales, fur, feathers, or a shell.

[Middle English, from Old English nacod.]

nakedly na'ked·ly adv.
nakedness na'ked·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Not wearing any clothes: au naturel, bare, nude, unclad. Chiefly British starkers. Idioms: in one's birthday suit, in thealtogetherbuffraw, naked as a jaybird, stark naked, without a stitch. See put on/take off, show/hide.
  2. Without the usual covering: bald, bare, nude. See put on/take off.


adj

Definition: manifest, evident
Antonyms: hidden, private, secret

adj

Definition: uncovered
Antonyms: clothed, covered, dressed

Unadorned plain surface of anything, but especially the main plane of a building's façade.


Unprotected by scales; lacking a perianth; without leaves.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Without any clothes.

pronunciation Baldric, you wouldn't know a subtle plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on top of a harpsichord, singing 'Subtle Plans Are Here Again.' — Blackadder, from a television show.

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Being naked in a dream suggests exposure of self to others, being vulnerable to how others see one, feeling ashamed of being found out. If being naked like a baby, nakedness can also represent the desire for freedom or freedom of expression. Nakedness also suggests being unencumbered and uninhibited.


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nøgen

idioms:

  • stark naked    splitternøgen
  • the naked eye    det blotte øje

Nederlands (Dutch)
naakt, bloot, kaal, onbedekt, ongezadeld, ongeïsoleerd, weerloos

Français (French)
adj. - nu, tout nu, brut, non déguisé (une hostilité)

idioms:

  • stark naked    complètement nu, à poil
  • the naked eye    à l'¯il nu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nackt, bloß, wehrlos

idioms:

  • stark naked    splitterfasernackt
  • the naked eye    das bloße Auge

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γυμνός, γδυτός, ακάλυπτος, εκτεθειμένος σε κοινή θέα, καθαρός

idioms:

  • stark naked    ολόγυμνος, τσιτσίδι
  • the naked eye    γυμνός οφθαλμός, γυμνό μάτι

Italiano (Italian)
nudo

idioms:

  • stark naked    nudo come un verme
  • the naked eye    occhio nudo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - nu, exposto, desprotegido, privado de

idioms:

  • stark naked    inteiramente nu
  • the naked eye    olho nu

Русский (Russian)
голый

idioms:

  • stark naked    совершенно голый
  • the naked eye    невооруженным глазом

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desnudo

idioms:

  • stark naked    en cueros, en pelota
  • the naked eye    a simple vista

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - naken, bar, obeväpnad, utsatt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
裸体的, 无装饰的, 无遮盖的

idioms:

  • stark naked    一丝不挂的, 赤裸的
  • the naked eye    肉眼

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 裸體的, 無裝飾的, 無遮蓋的

idioms:

  • stark naked    一絲不掛的, 赤裸的
  • the naked eye    肉眼

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 나체의, 잎[털, 장식, 껍질 등]이 없는, 무방비의

idioms:

  • the naked eye    육안

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 裸の, 子房のない, 補強証拠のない, 注釈のない, 葉のない, むき出しの, 赤裸々の, そっけない, 草木のない, ありのままの, 裸眼の

idioms:

  • the naked eye    肉眼, 裸眼

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معري, عار, مكشوف, مجرد من‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עירום, חשוף, גלוי‬


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