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

noun 2. starkness, simplicity, openness, plainness

Translations

nakedness [ˈneɪkɪdnɪs] n → nudité f

nakedness [ˈneɪkɪdnɪs] naked n → Nacktheit f

nakedness [ˈneɪkɪdnɪs] n → nudità