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naked

na·ked

UK/neɪkt/ US/ˈnɛkɪd/ common literary

adjective

1.

completely unclothed

  • “bare bodies”
  • “naked from the waist up”
  • “a nude model”
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2.

having no protecting or concealing cover

  • “naked to mine enemies” Shakespeare
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3.

(of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument

  • “visible to the naked eye”
  • “clearly audible to the unaided ear”
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4.

devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure

  • “naked ambition”
  • “raw fury”
  • “you may kill someone someday with your raw power”
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Origin

From Middle English naked, from Old English nacod, from Proto-West Germanic *nak(k)wad, from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“naked”). Doublet of nude (remotely).

Phrases

  • bollock naked
  • buck naked
  • bucket naked
  • butt naked
  • mother naked
  • naked ape
  • naked apron
  • naked as a jay

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