Definition of NAKED

naked

Adjective Satellite

  • completely unclothed
    • "naked from the waist up"
  • having no protecting or concealing cover; - Shakespeare
    • "naked to mine enemies"
  • (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument
    • "visible to the naked eye"
  • devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
    • "naked ambition"
  • lacking any cover
    • "naked branches of the trees"
    • "lie on the naked rock"

Adj

  • Bare, not covered by clothing.
  • Lacking some clothing; clothed only in underwear.
  • Glib, without decoration, put bluntly.
  • Characterized by the nakedness of the people concerned or to whom the described noun is attributed.
  • Unarmed.
  • Unaided, unaccompanied.
  • Unprotected, uncovered.
  • Unprotected, uncovered.
  • Without a condom.
  • Where the writer (seller) does not own the underlying asset to cover the contract.
  • Lacking resources or means, poor.
  • Lacking (something) or devoid (of something) [with of].
  • Blank, clean, empty.
  • Barren, having no foliage, unvegetated.
  • Uncomfortable or vulnerable, as if missing something important.
  • Without any additives, or without some component that would usually be included.
  • Not hidden within an event horizon and thus observable from other parts of spacetime.

Verb

  • simple past and past participle of nake

Adjective

  • Without clothing or covering; exposed.

Examples

  • I entered her naked and came in her too.
  • I feel naked without my mobile phone.
  • She was as naked as the day she was born.
  • The board felt naked after he used all his tiles in one long word.
  • The naked facts lay there on the table, enclosed within the files.
  • The tendrils of the naked flame stretched into the skies.
  • This is the naked truth.

Origin / 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 and naan (the latter is uncertain).

Synonyms

au naturel, bare, defenseless, nude, raw, Harry starkers, bare naked, bare-ass, bare-assed, bare-bottomed, bare-bum, bare-butt, bare-skinned, bareskin, bollock naked, bollocky, buck ass naked, buck naked, butt-ass naked, butt-naked, butt-stinking, clothesless, clothingless, condomless, denuded, exposed, in a state of nature, in all one's glory, in one's birthday suit, in the altogether, in the buff, in the nuddy, in the nude, in the pink, in the raw, in the scud, kaalgat, mother-naked, naked, naked as a jaybird, naked as the day one was born, nakers, nakes, nakey, nakie, nekkid, nip, scud, scuddy, showing skin, skyclad, stark bollock naked, stark naked, starkers, start naked, stone naked, unclad, unclothed, uncovered, undressed, wearing one's birthday suit, without a stitch on

Antonyms

clothed, decent, dressed

Scrabble Score: 10

naked: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
naked: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
naked: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

naked: valid Words With Friends Word