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Definitions for Nakedness

[1] being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
[2] without adequate clothing: a naked little beggar.
[3] bare of any covering, overlying matter, vegetation, foliage, or the like: naked fields.
[4] bare, stripped, or destitute (usually followed by of ): The trees were suddenly naked of leaves.
[5] without the customary covering, container, or protection: a naked sword; a naked flame.
[6] without carpets, hangings, or furnishings, as rooms or walls.
[7] (of the eye, sight, etc.) unassisted by a microscope, telescope, or other instrument: visible to the naked eye.
[8] defenseless; unprotected; exposed: naked to invaders.
[9] plain; simple; unadorned: the naked realities of the matter.
[10] not accompanied or supplemented by anything else: a naked outline of the facts.
[11] exposed to view or plainly revealed: the naked threat in the letter; a naked vein of coal.
[12] plain-spoken; blunt: the naked truth.
[13] Law . unsupported, as by authority or consideration: a naked promise.
[14] Botany . (of seeds) not enclosed in an ovary. (of flowers) without a calyx or perianth. (of stalks, branches, etc.) without leaves. (of stalks, leaves, etc.) without hairs or pubescence.
[15] Zoology . having no covering of hair, feathers, shell, etc.
[16] having the body completely unclothed; undressed Compare bare 1
[17] having no covering; bare; exposed a naked flame
[18] with no qualification or concealment; stark; plain the naked facts
[19] unaided by any optical instrument, such as a telescope or microscope (esp in the phrase the naked eye )
[20] with no defence, protection, or shield
[21] (usually foll by of) stripped or destitute naked of weapons
[22] (of the seeds of gymnosperms) not enclosed in a pericarp
[23] (of flowers) lacking a perianth
[24] (of stems) lacking leaves and other appendages
[25] (of animals) lacking hair, feathers, scales, etc
[26] law unsupported by authority or financial or other consideration a naked contract lacking some essential condition to render valid; incomplete

Words related to Nakedness

nakedexposed, nude, bald, raw, bare, helpless, defenseless, blatant, barren, natural, open, stripped, threadbare, unconcealed, uncovered, undressed, unprotected, vulnerable, unclad, bared

Words nearby Nakedness

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Origin of Nakedness

before 900; Middle English naked(e ), Old English nacod; cognate with Dutch naakt, German nackt, Gothic naqths; akin to Old Norse nakinn, Latin nūdus, Greek gymnós, Sanskrit nagnás

Other words from Nakedness

na·ked·ly , adverb
na·ked·ness , noun
half-na·ked , adjective
sem·i·na·ked , adjective
un·na·ked , adjective

Word origin for Nakedness

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

Synonyms for Nakedness

bareness, exposure, uncovering, undress, the raw