naked

na·ked

 (nā′kĭd)

adj.

1. Having no clothing on the body; nude.

2. Having no covering, especially the usual one: a naked sword.

3. Devoid of vegetation, trees, or foliage: the naked ground; naked tree limbs.

4. Being without addition, concealment, disguise, or embellishment: the naked facts; naked ambition.

5. Devoid of a specified quality, characteristic, or element: a look that was naked of all pretense.

6. Exposed to harm; vulnerable: "naked to mine enemies" (Shakespeare).

7. Botany

a. Not enclosed in an ovary: naked seeds.

b. Unprotected by scales: naked buds.

c. Lacking a perianth: naked flowers.

d. Without leaves or pubescence: naked stalks.

8. Zoology Lacking outer covering such as scales, fur, feathers, or a shell.

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[Middle English, from Old English nacod; see nog^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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na′ked·ly adv.

na′ked·ness n.

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naked

(ˈneɪkɪd)

adj

1. having the body completely unclothed; undressed. Compare bare¹

2. having no covering; bare; exposed: a naked flame.

3. with no qualification or concealment; stark; plain: the naked facts.

4. unaided by any optical instrument, such as a telescope or microscope (esp in the phrase the naked eye)

5. with no defence, protection, or shield

6. (usually foll by of) stripped or destitute: naked of weapons.

7. (Botany) (of the seeds of gymnosperms) not enclosed in a pericarp

8. (Botany) (of flowers) lacking a perianth

9. (Botany) (of stems) lacking leaves and other appendages

10. (Zoology) (of animals) lacking hair, feathers, scales, etc

11. (Law) law

a. unsupported by authority or financial or other consideration: a naked contract.

b. lacking some essential condition to render valid; incomplete

[Old English nacod; related to Old High German nackot (German nackt), Old Norse noktr, Latin nudus]

ˈnakedly adv

ˈnakedness n

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na•ked

(ˈneɪ kɪd)

adj.

1. being without clothing or covering; nude.

2. without adequate clothing.

3. bare of vegetation, foliage, or the like.

4. without the customary covering: a naked sword.

5. without furnishings, as rooms or walls.

6. (of the eye, sight, etc.) unassisted by a microscope, telescope, or other instrument.

7. defenseless; unprotected.

8. plain; simple; unadorned: the naked truth.

9. plainly revealed: a naked threat.

10. Law. unsupported: a naked promise.

11. Bot.

a. (of seeds) not enclosed in an ovary.

b. (of flowers) without a calyx or perianth.

c. (of stalks, branches, etc.) without leaves.

d. (of stalks, leaves, etc.) without hairs or pubescence.

12. Zool. having no covering of hair, feathers, shell, etc.

[before 900; Middle English naked(e), Old English nacod, c. Old Frisian nakad, Old High German nac(c)kot; akin to Old Norse nakinn, Latin nūdus, Greek gymnós, Skt nagnás]

na′ked•ly, adv.

na′ked•ness, n.

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naked

• gymnasium - A school where Greek youths were given athletic training while naked (gymnos).
• hare, rabbit, jackrabbit - Hares live in the open and bear young that have fur at birth, while rabbits live in burrows and bear young that are naked at birth; jackrabbits are hares, not rabbits.
• stark naked - A corruption of start naked, from Anglo-Saxon steort, "tail" —as it described being naked to the tail.
• stag - To go in stag meant to "go naked," which influenced the later "stag party."

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	naked - completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model" au naturel, bare, nude unclothed - not wearing clothing
	2.	naked - having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare defenseless unprotected - lacking protection or defense
	3.	naked - (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument; "visible to the naked eye" unassisted - lacking help
	4.	naked - devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power" raw overt, open - open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"
	5.	naked - lacking any cover; "naked branches of the trees"; "lie on the naked rock" bare - lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet"

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naked

adjective

1. nude, stripped, exposed, bare, uncovered, undressed, divested, in the raw (informal), disrobed, starkers (informal), stark-naked, unclothed, in the buff (informal), in the altogether (informal), buck naked (slang), undraped, in your birthday suit (informal), scuddy (slang), without a stitch on (informal), in the bare scud (slang), naked as the day you were born (informal) They stripped him naked. A girl was lying on the rug, completely naked.
nude covered, dressed, clothed, concealed, wrapped up

2. defenceless, vulnerable, helpless, wide open, unarmed, unprotected, unguarded The deal leaves the authorities virtually naked.

3. undisguised, open, simple, plain, patent, evident, stark, manifest, blatant, overt, unmistakable, unqualified, unadorned, unvarnished, unconcealed Naked aggression could not go unchallenged.
undisguised disguised, concealed, secret

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naked

adjective

1. Not wearing any clothes:

au naturel, bare, nude, unclad.

Chiefly British: starkers.

Idioms: in one's birthday suit, in the altogether, naked as a jaybird, stark naked, without a stitch.

2. Without the usual covering:

bald, bare, nude.

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Translations

عَارٌعارٍ، عَرْيانمُجَرَّدمَكْشوف

despullatnu

nahýnechráněnýotevřenýzřejmýholý

nøgenubeskyttet

nacktnudusoffenbloß

γυμνόςολόγυμνος

desnudoen pelotasmanifiestopatentecalato

برهنه

alastonavoinpaljaspuhdasalasti

nunuerà découvert

עירום

नग्ननंगा

gol

csupaszkopárleplezetlenmeztelenpucér

telanjang

berbertnakinnóvarinn

nudoscopertospennato

裸の

발가벗은

nudus

neapsaugotasnepridengtasnuogasplika akis

kailsnepiesegtsneslēptspliksatklāts

naakt

nakenubeskyttet

nagi

nu

dezbrăcatgol

голыйнагойдонага

golgolagolo

naken

เปลือยกาย

çıplakörtüsüzaçık

trần truồng

裸体的无掩饰的无遮挡的

naked

[ˈneɪkɪd] ADJ

1. (= unclothed) [person, body, flesh] → desnudo; [breasts] → desnudo, al descubierto
visible/invisible to the naked eye → visible/invisible a simple vista
see also stark, strip B1

2. (fig) (= defenceless) to go naked into battle → entrar en combate a cuerpo descubierto

3. (= without grass, plants, etc) [earth] → pelado, yermo (liter); [tree, branches] → pelado, desnudo (liter)

4. (= exposed) [light bulb] → sin pantalla; [wire] → pelado; [sword] → desenvainado
naked flame → llama f

5. (= undisguised) [hatred, misery] → manifiesto, visible; [ambition] → patente, ostensible
the naked pursuit of power → la carrera manifiesta por el poder
the naked truth → la verdad al desnudo, la pura verdad

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

naked

[ˈneɪkɪd] adj

[person, body] → nu(e)
She stood there, naked → Elle se tenait là, nue.

with the naked eye → à l'œil nu
to see sth with the naked eye → voir qch à l'œil nu
The worms cannot be seen with the naked eye → Ces vers ne se voient pas à l'œil nu.
to be visible to the naked eye → être visible à l'œil nu

(= unshaded) [bulb] → nu(e)
a naked light bulb → une ampoule nue

(= unconcealed) [hatred, aggression] → pur(e)
the naked hatred in the woman's face → l'expression de haine pure sur le visage de la femme

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

naked

adj

person → nackt, unbekleidet, bloß (liter); animal (= without fur) → ohne Fell; bird (= without feathers) → federlos; branch → nackt, kahl; countryside → kahl; sword → bloß, blank, nackt; flame, light → ungeschützt; wire → blank; to go naked → nackt gehen; naked to the waist → mit freiem or nacktem Oberkörper; I feel naked without my wristwatch/make-up → ich fühle mich ohne meine Armbanduhr/ohne Make-up ganz nackt; (as) naked as nature intended (hum, man) → im Adamskostüm (hum); woman → im Evaskostüm (hum); (as) naked as the day (that) he was born → splitterfasernackt (hum); the naked eye → das bloße Auge; visible/invisible to the naked eye → mit bloßem Auge erkennbar/nicht erkennbar; a room with one naked bulb → ein Zimmer, in dem nur eine Glühbirne hing

(= defenceless) → schutzlos; the President/army was left naked → der Präsident/das Heer stand schutzlos da

(= pure) truth, facts, aggression → nackt; hatred, misery, anxiety → blank, nackt

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naked

[ˈneɪkɪd] adj (person) → nudo/a; (hillside, trees) → spoglio/a, nudo/a
the naked truth → la verità nuda e cruda
visible to the naked eye → che si può vedere a occhio nudo
with the naked eye → a occhio nudo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

naked

(ˈneikid) adjective

1. without clothes. a naked child. naak, kaal عارٍ، عَرْيان гол nu nahý nackt nøgen γυμνόςdesnudo alasti عریان alaston nuערום नग्न, नंगा gol meztelen telanjang nakinn nudo はだかの 발가벗은 nuogas, plikas kails telanjang naaktnaken, barnagi, goły لوڅ،بربنډ nu gol голый nahý nag nag naken เปลือยกาย çıplak 裸體的 голий ننگا trần truồng 裸体的

2. openly seen, not hidden. the naked truth. naakte مُجَرَّد неподправен nu holý, zřejmý bloß nøgen γυμνός, που δεν είναι κρυμμένος al descubierto alasti واضح alaston à découvertגלוי स्पष्ट čist, neprikriven leplezetlen jelas terlihat, gamblang nakinn messo a nudo ありのままの 노출된 atviras, grynas neslēpts; atklāts kebenaran yang terang-terangan naaktnaken, utilslørtnagi څرګنده،صاف nu gol-goluţ неприкрытый čistý gol go naken, ren ไม่ปกปิด açık 無掩飾的 голий عياں rõ ràng 无掩饰的

3. (of a flame etc) uncovered or unprotected. Naked lights are dangerous. oop مَكْشوف без абажур descoberto otevřený, nechráněný offen ubeskyttet γυμνός, ακάλυπτος descubierto katmata آشکار avoin nuחשוף खुली बत्ती ogoljen, nezaštićen nyílt terbuka óvarinn scoperto むき出しの 아무것도 덮지 않은 nepridengtas, neapsaugotas atklāts; nepiesegts terbuka openubeskyttet, åpenodkryty, nie osłonięty لوڅ،بى پوښه descoberto deschis, neacoperit открытый otvorený nezavarovan otkriven öppen ซึ่งไม่มีการป้องกัน çıplak, örtüsüz 無遮掩的 оголений; відкритий کھلي không che đậy 无遮挡的

ˈnakedly adverb

naakte بصورةٍ عاريَه неподправено nuamente naze nackt nøgent γυμνά al descubierto alasti آشکارا alastomasti à nu בְּעֵירוֹם खुले रूप से gol, ogoljen meztelenül secara telanjang nakið a nudo あからさまに 벌거벗어 akivaizdžiai neslēpti; atklāti secara terbuka naaktnakent; ubeskyttet; utilslørtewidentnie په څرګنده توګه nuamente gol неприкрыто naho razgaljeno nago naket อย่างเปลือยเปล่า çıplak şekilde 裸體地；裸露地 у голому вигляді واضح طور پر một cách trần trụi 裸体地，裸露地

ˈnakedness noun

naaktheid عُرْي، وُضوح голота nudez nahota die Nacktheit nøgenhed γύμνιαdesnudez, evidencia alastus برهنگی alastomuus nudité מַעֲרוּמִים नंगापन golotinja meztelenség ketelanjangan nekt nudità はだか 벌거숭이 nuogumas, plikumas kailums terang-terangan naaktheidnakenhet, blygsel nagość بربنډتوب،لوڅ والى nudez goliciune нагота nahota golota nagost nakenhet ความเปลือยเปล่า çıplaklık 裸體；裸露 нагота; голизна ننگا پن sự trần truồng; rõ ràng 裸体，裸露

the naked eye

the eye unaided by any artificial means such as a telescope, microscope etc. Germs are too small to be seen by the naked eye. die blote oog العَيْن المُجَرَّدَه невъоръжено око olho nu pouhé oko das bloße Auge det blotte øje γυμνό μάτι a simple vista palja silmaga چشم غیر مسلح paljaalla silmällä l'oeil nu עַיִן בִּלתִי מְזוּיֶנֶת खाली आंख, बिना दूरबीन या चश्मे के सहायता के, बिना सूक्ष्मवीक्षक या दूरबीन के‍ golim okom puszta szem mata telanjang mannsaugað; (sjá) með berum augum occhio nudo 肉眼 육안으로 plika akis neapbruņota acs mata kasar het blote oog det blotte øye gołym okiem كم ديده سترګى olho nu ochiul liber невооружённый глаз voľné oko prosto oko golo oko blotta ögat มองด้วยตาเปล่า çıplak göz 肉眼 неозброєне око ننگی آنکھیں mắt thường 肉眼

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naked

→ عَارٌ nahý nøgen nackt γυμνός desnudo alaston nu gol nudo 裸の 발가벗은 naakt naken nagi nu голый naken เปลือยกาย çıplak trần truồng 裸体的

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naked

a. desnudo-a, descubierto-a; pop. en cuero, en pelota;

with the ___ eye → a simple vista;

vt.

to strip ___ → desnudarse.

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naked

adj desnudo

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