ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Naked

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈneɪkɪd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Naked is an adjective meaning Bare, not covered by clothing.

Meaning

Bare, not covered by clothing.

More Meanings

  1. (figuratively) Unadorned, without decoration or circumlocution; put bluntly.
  2. (of a setting or situation) Involving naked people.
  3. Lacking some sort of covering, protection, or accoutrement which might otherwise be expected.
  4. (literary) Lacking resources or means, poor.
  5. Lacking (something) or devoid (of something) [with of].
  6. (obsolete or colloquial) Lacking some clothing; clothed only in underwear.
  7. (obsolete) Unarmed.

Example Sentences

This is the naked truth.
He was as naked as the day he was born.
Smooth and slender and naked, Mary Rittersdorf faced her husband.
The naked facts lay there on the table, enclosed within the files.

Synonyms for naked

Depending on context, synonyms include bare, bareskin, nude, starkers, unclad, unclothed.

Antonyms for naked

Common opposites include clothed, decent, dressed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nude, unclothed, unprotected, defenseless, unaided, unassisted.

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