na|ked

na|ked
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).

2. not covered; stripped: »

naked fields, a naked room.

SYNONYM(S): uncovered.
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.

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