naked

na·ked  (nkd)

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 encased in ovaries: 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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naked·ly adv.

naked·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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of the seeds of gymnosperms) not enclosed in a pericarp

8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of flowers) lacking a perianth

9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of stems) lacking leaves and other appendages

10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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]

nakedly  adv

nakedness  n

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naked  (nkd)

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

2. Botany

3.

a. Lacking a pericarp, as the seeds of the pine.

b. Lacking a perianth, as the flowers of spurge.

c. Unprotected by scales, as a bud.

d. Having no leaves, as a branch or stem.

e. Having no covering of fine, hairlike structures, as a stalk or leaf; glabrous.

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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."

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

Translations

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

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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

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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

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naked

adj naked [ˈneikid]

1 without clothes a naked child. naak, kaal عارٍ، عَرْيان гол nahý nøgen nackt γυμνός desnudo alasti عریان alaston nu עָרוֹם नग्न, नंगा gol meztelen telanjang nakinn nudo はだかの 발가벗은 nuogas, plikas kails telanjang naakt naken, bar nagi, goły 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 holý, zřejmý nøgen bloß γυμνός (μτφ.), που δεν είναι κρυμμένος al descubierto alasti واضح alaston à découvert גָלוּי 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 naakt naken, utilslørt nagi 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 otevřený, nechráněný ubeskyttet offen γυμνός, ακάλυπτος (π.χ. για φλόγα) descubierto katmata آشکار avoin nu חָשׂוּף खुली बत्ती ogoljen,nezaštićen nyílt terbuka óvarinn scoperto むき出しの 아무것도 덮지 않은 nepridengtas, neapsaugotas atklāts; nepiesegts terbuka open ubeskyttet, åpen (flamme) odkryty, nie osłonięty descoberto deschis, neacoperit открытый otvorený nezavarovan otkriven öppen ซึ่งไม่มีการป้องกัน çıplak, örtüsüz 無遮擋的 оголений; відкритий کھلي không che đậy 无遮挡的

adv nakedly

naakte بصورةٍ عاريَه неподправено naze nøgent nackt γυμνά al descubierto alasti آشکارا alasti à nu בְּעֵירוֹם खुले रूप से gol,ogoljen meztelenül secara telanjang nakið a nudo あからさまに 나체로 akivaizdžiai neslēpti; atklāti secara terbuka naakt nakent; ubeskyttet; utilslørt ewidentnie 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

n nakedness

naaktheid عُرْي، وُضوح голота nahota nøgenhed die Nacktheit γύμνια desnudez, evidencia alastus برهنگی alastomuus nudité מַעֲרוּמִים नंगापन golotinja meztelenség ketelanjangan nekt nudità はだか 벌거숭이; 솔직성 nuogumas, plikumas kailums terang-terangan naaktheid nakenhet, blygsel nagość 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 pouhé oko det blotte øje das bloße Auge 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 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 → عار 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