- na´ked|ness
- na|ked «NAY kihd», adjective.1. a) with no clothes on; bare: »
naked shoulders. A barefoot boy has naked feet. And they were both naked…and were not ashamed (Genesis 2:25).
SYNONYM(S): nude, unclothed, undressed. See syn. under bare. (Cf. ↑bare) b) lacking adequate or sufficient clothing: »Poor naked wretches…How shall…Your loop'd and window'd raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these? (Shakespeare).
3. Figurative. a) not protected; exposed to attack, injury, or other harmful effect; defenseless: »…left me naked to mine enemies (Shakespeare).
SYNONYM(S): unprotected. b) exposed and ready for use; unsheathed: »a naked dagger.
c) exposed to view; plainly revealed; uncovered: »a naked nerve, a naked threat.
4. Figurative. without addition of anything else: unadorned; plain: »the naked truth, a naked outline of facts.
SYNONYM(S): simple.5. Law. not supported or confirmed: »a naked confession.
6. Botany. a) (of seeds) not enclosed in a case or ovary; having no pericarp, such as the seeds of a pine. b) (of flowers) without a calyx or corolla. c) (of stalks or branches) without leaves. d) (of stalks or leaves) free from hairs; smooth; glabrous.7. Zoology. lacking hair, feathers, shell, or other natural covering.╂[Old English nacod]–na´ked|ly, adverb.–na´ked|ness, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
