naked
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.
Origin of naked
1Other words for naked
Opposites for naked
1 | dressed |
8 | protected |
Other words from naked
- na·ked·ly, adverb
- na·ked·ness, noun
- half-naked, adjective
- sem·i·na·ked, adjective
- un·na·ked, adjective
Words Nearby naked
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use naked in a sentence
This feature tricks the smartphone into thinking you’re using your naked fingers.
Best winter gloves: Our picks for touch screen gloves, ski gloves, and more | PopSci Commerce Team | February 2, 2021 | Popular-ScienceDialects probably play a role in maintaining the “exquisite cooperation” of naked mole-rat societies, Barker says.
Naked mole-rat colonies speak with unique dialects | Jonathan Lambert | January 28, 2021 | Science NewsThat allows you to see tiny details beyond what your naked eye can resolve.
Check out this 10-billion-pixel, 3D panorama of an iconic painting | Stan Horaczek | January 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIts track has been widened, pushing the wheels further apart from each other—hence the naked carbon fiber-reinforced plastic wing arch extensions with vents that you could lose a finger inside.
The 2021 Mini John Cooper Works GP: Bonkers, but too little fun | Jonathan M. Gitlin | January 15, 2021 | Ars TechnicaOne star, Pleione, is now so close to the star Atlas they look like a single star to the naked eye.
The World’s Oldest Story? Astronomers Say Global Myths About ‘Seven Sisters’ Stars May Reach Back 100,000 Years | Ray Norris | January 10, 2021 | Singularity Hub
One measly year later, Pam woke to find a naked Ewing grinning at her in the shower.
‘The Walking Dead’ Fans Demand: Bring Back Beth! | Melissa Leon | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“You can cut my hair, you can bald me, you can strip me naked and take away my dignity,” she said.
A Quorum For Change: The Fight For Global LGBT Equality | Justin Jones | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne prisoner, who was left naked and shackled to a cold floor, died of suspected hypothermia.
In other instances, naked detainees were hooded and dragged up and down corridors while subject to physical abuse.
The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’ | Shane Harris, Tim Mak | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome detainees were forced to walk around naked, or shackled with their hands above their heads.
The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’ | Shane Harris, Tim Mak | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Smooth naked Horsetail is a common plant, specially by the sides of streams and pools.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinIt was not possible to deceive himself an instant longer, for the naked truth lay staring into his eyes.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodIt was a large square apartment, very lofty and very naked-looking.
Remnants of food from previous meals can be detected with the naked eye or microscopically.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddWater and soapsuds blotched the broken floor, amongst which played two little boys, absolutely naked.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for naked
/ (ˈneɪkɪd) /
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
Origin of naked
1Derived forms of naked
- nakedly, adverb
- nakedness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for naked
[ nā′kĭd ]
Zoology Lacking outer covering such as scales, fur, feathers, or a shell.
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.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse