naked

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Bare, not covered by clothing.
  2. Lacking some clothing; clothed only in underwear.
  3. Unadorned, without decoration or circumlocution; put bluntly.
  4. Involving naked people.
  5. Unarmed.
  6. Lacking some sort of covering, protection, or accoutrement which might otherwise be expected.
  7. Unaided; not using an optical device such as telescope or binoculars.
  8. Unsheathed, bare.
  9. Without a condom.
  10. Sold by someone who does not, at that time, own the underlying asset to cover the contract.
  11. Uncomfortable or vulnerable, as if missing something important.
  12. Lacking some ingredient, component, or additive usually present.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of nake

Pronunciation

/ˈneɪkɪd/ en-us-naked.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-naked.wav /ˈnɛkɪd/ /neɪkt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-naked2.wav

Word forms

naked more naked most naked

Etymology

From Middle English naked, from Old English nacod, from Proto-West Germanic *nak(k)wad, from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“naked”). Doublet of nude (remotely).

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