naked
na·ked
adjective
1.
- “bare bodies”
- “naked from the waist up”
- “a nude model”
2.
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”
4.
devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
- “naked ambition”
- “raw fury”
- “you may kill someone someday with your raw power”
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
Related words
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