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naked

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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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na·ked   (nā'kĭd)   
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; see nogw- in Indo-European roots.]
na'ked·ly adv., na'ked·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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Bible Dictionary

Naked

This word denotes (1) absolute nakedness (Gen. 2:25; Job 1:21; Eccl. 5:15; Micah 1:8; Amos 2:16); (2) being poorly clad (Isa. 58:7; James 2:15). It denotes also (3) the state of one who has laid aside his loose outer garment (Lat. nudus), and appears clothed only in a long tunic or under robe worn next the skin (1 Sam. 19:24; Isa. 47:3; comp. Mark 14:52; John 21:7). It is used figuratively, meaning "being discovered" or "made manifest" (Job 26:6; Heb. 4:13). In Ex. 32:25 the expression "the people were naked" (A.V.) is more correctly rendered in the Revised Version "the people were broken loose", i.e., had fallen into a state of lawlessness and insubordination. In 2 Chr. 28:19 the words "he made Judah naked" (A.V.), but Revised Version "he had dealt wantonly in Judah," mean "he had permitted Judah to break loose from all the restraints of religion."

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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