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na⋅ked

  [ney-kid]
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–adjective
1. being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
2. without adequate clothing: a naked little beggar.
3. bare of any covering, overlying matter, vegetation, foliage, or the like: naked fields.
4. bare, stripped, or destitute (usually fol. by of): The trees were suddenly naked of leaves.
5. without the customary covering, container, or protection: a naked sword; a naked flame.
6. without carpets, hangings, or furnishings, as rooms or walls.
7. (of the eye, sight, etc.) unassisted by a microscope, telescope, or other instrument: visible to the naked eye.
8. defenseless; unprotected; exposed: naked to invaders.
9. plain; simple; unadorned: the naked realities of the matter.
10. not accompanied or supplemented by anything else: a naked outline of the facts.
11. exposed to view or plainly revealed: the naked threat in the letter; a naked vein of coal.
12. plain-spoken; blunt: the naked truth.
13. Law. unsupported, as by authority or consideration: a naked promise.
14. Botany.
a. (of seeds) not enclosed in an ovary.
b. (of flowers) without a calyx or perianth.
c. (of stalks, branches, etc.) without leaves.
d. (of stalks, leaves, etc.) without hairs or pubescence.
15. Zoology. having no covering of hair, feathers, shell, etc.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME naked(e), OE nacod; c. D naakt, G nackt, Goth naqths; akin to ON nakinn, L nūdus, Gk gymnós, Skt nagnás

Related forms:
na⋅ked⋅ly, adverb
na⋅ked⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. uncovered, undressed, unclothed. 4. denuded. 5. unsheathed, exposed. 6. unfurnished. 8. unarmed, open. 11. manifest, evident, undisguised. 12. direct, outspoken.

Antonyms:
1. dressed. 8. protected.
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Slang Dictionary
naked

  1. mod.
    undiluted; having to do with neat liquor, especially gin. (See also raw.) : No ice, please. I want mine naked.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

naked 
O.E. nacod "nude," also "not fully clothed," from P.Gmc. *nakwathaz (cf. O.Fris. nakad, M.Du. naket, Du. naakt, Ger. nackt, O.N. nökkviðr, O.Swed. nakuþer, Goth. naqaþs "naked"), from PIE base *neogw- "naked" (cf. Skt. nagna, Hittite nekumant-, L. nudus, Lith. nuogas, O.C.S. nagu-, O.Ir. nocht, Welsh noeth). Applied to qualities, actions, etc., from 16c. (originally in naked truth, 1585). Phrase naked as a jaybird (1943) was earlier naked as a robin (1879, in a Shropshire context); the earliest comparative was naked as a needle (1377).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: na·ked
Function: adjective
1 : characterized by the lack of an interest or of exclusive control, use, or possession
2 : not backed by the option writer's ownership of the commodity, the contract for the commodity, or the security
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: na·ked
Pronunciation: 'nA-k&d
Function: adjective
: lacking some natural external covering (as of hair, shell, or myelin) —usedof the animal body or one of its parts <naked nerve endings> naked protoplasmic body>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
naked   (nā'kĭd)  Pronunciation Key 

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

  2. Botany

    1. Lacking a pericarp, as the seeds of the pine.

    2. Lacking a perianth, as the flowers of spurge.

    3. Unprotected by scales, as a bud.

    4. Having no leaves, as a branch or stem.

    5. Having no covering of fine, hairlike structures, as a stalk or leaf; glabrous.


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