nakedness

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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Nakedness

Adamitism

the practice of going naked for God; the beliefs of some ascetic sects in ritual nakedness. Cf. gymnosophy. — Adamite, n. — Adamitic, adj.

gymnomania

a mania for nakedness.

gymnopedia, gymnopaedia

a religious choral dance performed at ancient Greek festivals by naked youths. — gymnopedic, gymnopaedic, adj.

gymnophobia

an abnormal fear of nudity.

gymnosophy

the tenets of an ancient Hindu ascetic whose members wore little or no clothing. See also Adamitism. — gymnosophist, n. — gymnosophical, adj.

naturism

a cult of nudity for reasons of health. — naturist, n. — naturistic, adj.

nudism

the practice of going nude. — nudist, n., adj.

nudomania

a mania for nudity.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nakedness - the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind nudeness, nudity condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" nude - without clothing (especially in the phrase `in the nude'); "they swam in the nude" altogether, birthday suit, raw - informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit" undress - partial or complete nakedness; "a state of undress" bareness - the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)
	2.	nakedness - a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape" bareness, bleakness, desolation gloominess, glumness, gloom - an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office"
	3.	nakedness - characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive openness sociability, sociableness - the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows

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nakedness

noun

1. nudity, undress, bareness, deshabille He pulled the blanket over his body to hide his nakedness.

2. starkness, simplicity, openness, plainness the nakedness of the emotion expressed in these songs

Translations

nakedness [ˈneɪkɪdnɪs] N (lit) → desnudez f; [of aggression, ambition] → lo patente

nakedness [ˈneɪkɪdnɪs] n [person] → nudité f

nakedness

n → Nacktheit f, → Blöße f (liter)

nakedness [ˈneɪkɪdnɪs] n → nudità

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nakedness [ˈneɪkɪdnɪs] n → nudità