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naked

/ˈnɛkɪd/

adjective

Meaning

  • Bare, not covered by clothing.

    "She was as naked as the day she was born."

  • Lacking some clothing; clothed only in underwear.

  • Glib, without decoration, put bluntly.

    "The naked facts lay there on the table, enclosed within the files."

  • Characterized by the nakedness of the people concerned or to whom the described noun is attributed.

  • Unarmed.

  • Unaided, unaccompanied.

  • Unprotected, uncovered; (by extension) without a condom.

    "I entered her naked and came in her too."

  • (of a derivative contract) Where the writer (seller) does not own the underlying asset to cover the contract.

    "a naked put, a naked call"

  • Resourceless, poor, lacking means.

  • (with “of”) Lacking or devoid of something.

  • Blank, clean, empty.

  • (of land, rocks, or plants) Barren, having no foliage, unvegetated.

  • Uncomfortable or vulnerable, as if missing something important.

    "I feel naked without my mobile phone."

  • (of food or other consumer products) Without any additives, or without some component that would usually be included.

    "Naked Bacon (a brand without nitrates or phosphates)"

  • Of a singularity, not hidden within an event horizon and thus observable from other parts of spacetime.

Synonyms

bare,
bare-assed,
bareskin,
butt-naked,
in one's birthday suit,
nude,
skyclad,
starkers,
unclad,
unclothed,
uncovered