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naked

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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.

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

naked·ly adv.
naked·ness n.

naked
Adjective
1. without clothes
2. not concealed: naked aggression
3. without any covering: it was dimly lit by naked bulbs
4. the naked eye the eye unassisted by any optical instrument: difficult to spot with the naked eye [Old English nacod]
nakedly adv
nakedness n

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.nakednaked - completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"
unclothed - not wearing clothing
2.naked - having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare
unprotected - lacking protection or defense
3.nakednaked - (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"
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"

naked
adjective 1. nude, stripped, exposed, bare, uncovered, undressed, in the raw (informal) 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) << OPPOSITE dressed
adjective 2. undisguised, open, simple, plain, patent, evident, stark, manifest, blatant, overt, unmistakable, unqualified, unadorned, unvarnished, unconcealed << OPPOSITE disguised
Translations
naked [ˈneɪkɪd] adj (= nude) → desnudo; [flame] → expuesto al aire;
with the naked eye → a simple vista

naked [ˈneɪkɪd] adjnu(e);
with the naked eye → à l'œil nu

naked [ˈneɪkɪd] adjnackt;
(flame, light) → offen;
with the naked eye → mit bloßem Auge;
to the naked eye → für das bloße Auge

naked [ˈneɪkɪd] adjnudo/a;
with the naked eye → a occhio nudo

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 벌거벗은, 나체의 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
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 드러낸, 가리지 않은 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
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 varjostimeton nu חָשׂוּף खुली बत्ती ogoljen,nezaštićen nyílt terbuka óvarinn scoperto むき出しの 노출된, 무방비의 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 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
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
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 paljain silmin 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 육안(肉眼) 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


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As he followed rapidly downward toward the dead sea-bottom, where he knew he must lose the spoor in the resilient ochre vegetation, he was suddenly surprised to see a naked man approaching him from the north-east.
Directly in front of him, holding on by a low branch, stood a naked brown baby who could just walk--as soft and as dimpled a little atom as ever came to a wolf's cave at night.
I thought it was Shea returning to speak with me on some matter of tomorrow's work; but when I raised my eyes to the doorway that connects the two rooms I saw framed there the figure of a bronzed giant, his otherwise naked body trapped with a jewel-encrusted harness from which there hung at one side an ornate short-sword and at the other a pistol of strange pattern.
 
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