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na·ked

(nā′kĭd)

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 enclosed in an ovary: 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 nog^w- in Indo-European roots.]

na′ked·ly adv.

na′ked·ness n.

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naked

(ˈneɪkɪd)

adj

1. having the body completely unclothed; undressed. Compare bare¹

2. having no covering; bare; exposed: a naked flame.

3. with no qualification or concealment; stark; plain: the naked facts.

4. unaided by any optical instrument, such as a telescope or microscope (esp in the phrase the naked eye)

5. with no defence, protection, or shield

6. (usually foll by of) stripped or destitute: naked of weapons.

7. (Botany) (of the seeds of gymnosperms) not enclosed in a pericarp

8. (Botany) (of flowers) lacking a perianth

9. (Botany) (of stems) lacking leaves and other appendages

10. (Zoology) (of animals) lacking hair, feathers, scales, etc

11. (Law) law

a. unsupported by authority or financial or other consideration: a naked contract.

b. lacking some essential condition to render valid; incomplete

[Old English nacod; related to Old High German nackot (German nackt), Old Norse noktr, Latin nudus]

ˈnakedly adv

ˈnakedness n

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na•ked

(ˈneɪ kɪd)

adj.

1. being without clothing or covering; nude.

2. without adequate clothing.

3. bare of vegetation, foliage, or the like.

4. without the customary covering: a naked sword.

5. without furnishings, as rooms or walls.

6. (of the eye, sight, etc.) unassisted by a microscope, telescope, or other instrument.

7. defenseless; unprotected.

8. plain; simple; unadorned: the naked truth.

9. plainly revealed: a naked threat.

10. Law. unsupported: a naked promise.

11. Bot.

a. (of seeds) not enclosed in an ovary.

b. (of flowers) without a calyx or perianth.

c. (of stalks, branches, etc.) without leaves.

d. (of stalks, leaves, etc.) without hairs or pubescence.

12. Zool. having no covering of hair, feathers, shell, etc.

[before 900; Middle English naked(e), Old English nacod, c. Old Frisian nakad, Old High German nac(c)kot; akin to Old Norse nakinn, Latin nūdus, Greek gymnós, Skt nagnás]

na′ked•ly, adv.

na′ked•ness, n.

naked

gymnasium - A school where Greek youths were given athletic training while naked (gymnos).
hare, rabbit, jackrabbit - Hares live in the open and bear young that have fur at birth, while rabbits live in burrows and bear young that are naked at birth; jackrabbits are hares, not rabbits.
stark naked - A corruption of start naked, from Anglo-Saxon steort, "tail" —as it described being naked to the tail.
stag - To go in stag meant to "go naked," which influenced the later "stag party."

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Adj.	1.	naked - completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model" au naturel, bare, nude unclothed - not wearing clothing
	2.	naked - having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare defenseless unprotected - lacking protection or defense
	3.	naked - (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" raw 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, divested, in the raw (informal), disrobed, 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) They stripped him naked. A girl was lying on the rug, completely naked.
nude covered, dressed, clothed, concealed, wrapped up

2. defenceless, vulnerable, helpless, wide open, unarmed, unprotected, unguarded The deal leaves the authorities virtually naked.

3. undisguised, open, simple, plain, patent, evident, stark, manifest, blatant, overt, unmistakable, unqualified, unadorned, unvarnished, unconcealed Naked aggression could not go unchallenged.
undisguised disguised, concealed, secret

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

naked

adjective

1. Not wearing any clothes:

au naturel, bare, nude, unclad.

Chiefly British: starkers.

Idioms: in one's birthday suit, in the altogether, naked as a jaybird, stark naked, without a stitch.

2. Without the usual covering:

bald, bare, nude.

Translations

عَارٌعارٍ، عَرْيانمُجَرَّدمَكْشوف

despullatnu

nahýnechráněnýotevřenýzřejmýholý

nøgenubeskyttet

nacktnudusoffen bloß

γυμνός ολόγυμνος

desnudoen pelotasmanifiesto patente calato

برهنه

alastonavoinpaljaspuhdasalasti

nu nuer à découvert

עירום

नग्ननंगा

gol

csupaszkopárleplezetlenmeztelenpucér

telanjang

berbertnakinnóvarinn

nudo scoperto spennato

裸の

발가벗은

nudus

neapsaugotasnepridengtasnuogasplika akis

kailsnepiesegtsneslēptspliksatklāts

dezbrăcatgol

golgolagolo

naken

เปลือยกาย

çıplakörtüsüzaçık

trần truồng

裸体的无掩饰的无遮挡的

naked

[ˈneɪkɪd] ADJ

1. (= unclothed) [person, body, flesh] → desnudo; [breasts] → desnudo, al descubierto
visible/invisible to the naked eye → visible/invisible a simple vista
see also stark, strip B1

2. (fig) (= defenceless) to go naked into battle → entrar en combate a cuerpo descubierto

3. (= without grass, plants, etc) [earth] → pelado, yermo (liter); [tree, branches] → pelado, desnudo (liter)

4. (= exposed) [light bulb] → sin pantalla; [wire] → pelado; [sword] → desenvainado
naked flame → llama f

5. (= undisguised) [hatred, misery] → manifiesto, visible; [ambition] → patente, ostensible
the naked pursuit of power → la carrera manifiesta por el poder
the naked truth → la verdad al desnudo, la pura verdad

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

naked

[ˈneɪkɪd] adj

[person, body] → nu(e)
She stood there, naked → Elle se tenait là, nue.

with the naked eye → à l'œil nu
to see sth with the naked eye → voir qch à l'œil nu
The worms cannot be seen with the naked eye → Ces vers ne se voient pas à l'œil nu.
to be visible to the naked eye → être visible à l'œil nu

(= unshaded) [bulb] → nu(e)
a naked light bulb → une ampoule nue

(= unconcealed) [hatred, aggression] → pur(e)
the naked hatred in the woman's face → l'expression de haine pure sur le visage de la femme

naked

adj

person → nackt, unbekleidet, bloß (liter); animal (= without fur) → ohne Fell; bird (= without feathers) → federlos; branch → nackt, kahl; countryside → kahl; sword → bloß, blank, nackt; flame, light → ungeschützt; wire → blank; to go naked → nackt gehen; naked to the waist → mit freiem or nacktem Oberkörper; I feel naked without my wristwatch/make-up → ich fühle mich ohne meine Armbanduhr/ohne Make-up ganz nackt; (as) naked as nature intended (hum, man) → im Adamskostüm (hum); woman → im Evaskostüm (hum); (as) naked as the day (that) he was born → splitterfasernackt (hum); the naked eye → das bloße Auge; visible/invisible to the naked eye → mit bloßem Auge erkennbar/nicht erkennbar; a room with one naked bulb → ein Zimmer, in dem nur eine Glühbirne hing

(= defenceless) → schutzlos; the President/army was left naked → der Präsident/das Heer stand schutzlos da

(= pure) truth, facts, aggression → nackt; hatred, misery, anxiety → blank, nackt

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naked

[ˈneɪkɪd] adj (person) → nudo/a; (hillside, trees) → spoglio/a, nudo/a
the naked truth → la verità nuda e cruda
visible to the naked eye → che si può vedere a occhio nudo
with the naked eye → a occhio nudo

naked

(ˈneikid) adjective

1. without clothes. a naked child.

2. openly seen, not hidden. the naked truth.

3. (of a flame etc) uncovered or unprotected. Naked lights are dangerous.

ˈnakedly adverb

ˈnakedness noun

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.

naked

→ عَارٌ nahý nøgen nackt γυμνός desnudo alaston nu gol nudo 裸の 발가벗은 naakt naken nagi nu голый naken เปลือยกาย çıplak trần truồng 裸体的

naked

a. desnudo-a, descubierto-a; pop. en cuero, en pelota;

with the ___ eye → a simple vista;

vt.

to strip ___ → desnudarse.

naked

adj desnudo

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