naked

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈneɪkɪd/ IPA(key): /ˈnɛkɪd/ (Southern US) IPA(key): /neɪkt/ (nonstandard, influenced by sense 2) ==== Adjective ==== naked (comparative more naked, superlative most naked) Bare, not covered by clothing. (obsolete or colloquial) Lacking some clothing; clothed only in underwear. (figuratively) Unadorned, without decoration or circumlocution; put bluntly. Synonym: unvarnished (of a setting or situation) Involving naked people. (obsolete) Unarmed. Lacking some sort of covering, protection, or accoutrement which might otherwise be expected. (of an eye) Unaided; not using an optical device such as telescope or binoculars. (of a blade) Unsheathed, bare. (of a penis) Without a condom. (finance, of a derivative contract) Sold by someone who does not, at that time, own the underlying asset to cover the contract. (figuratively) Uncomfortable or vulnerable, as if missing something important. (of food or other consumer products) Lacking some ingredient, component, or additive usually present. (literary) Lacking resources or means, poor. Lacking (something) or devoid (of something) [with of]. (obsolete) Blank, clean, empty. (of land, rocks, or plants) Barren, having no foliage, unvegetated. (physics, of a singularity) Not hidden within an event horizon and thus observable from other parts of spacetime. ===== Synonyms ===== bare, bareskin, nude, starkers, unclad, unclothed, in the altogether, butt-naked, bare-assed, in one's birthday suit, skyclad, showing skin See also Thesaurus:naked (without a condom): Thesaurus:condomless ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /neɪkt/ ==== Verb ==== naked simple past and past participle of nake === References === === Anagrams === Danek, Kaden, knead == Middle English == === Alternative forms === nakid, nakyd, naaked, naket, nakit, nakede === Etymology === From Old English nacod, from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz. Compare naken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaːkid/ === Adjective === naked Uncovered; exposed, visible: Fully bodily uncovered; naked, clothesless or unclothed. Partially bodily uncovered or bald; uncovered in a specific area. Of a melee weapon: lacking a hilt or sheath; openly carried or readied. Of a wound: exposed; open, showing internals. Apparent, unveiled, obviously visible (in contrast to a previous state) (often with an item specified) Having none of something; bare of a thing or quality: Having no armour or weapons; unequipped for battle. Unvegetated; lacking plant growth or ground cover. Bereft of possessions or accoutrements; without one's or its trappings. Put in literal form; without decoration or accoutrements. Referring to the core or substance of something. (rare) Undiluted, unqualified, unconditional. (rare) Restrained, unextended, bound. (rare) Lacking feelings or sympathy. ==== Related terms ==== nakedhed nakednesse nakidly ==== Descendants ==== English: naked Scots: nakit ==== References ==== “nāked, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 September 2018. === Noun === naked An exposed part of the body. (rare) The state of being naked. ==== References ==== “nāked, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 September 2018.