adj
naked
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adj
1
Wearing no clothes at all.
"He jumped into the lake completely naked."
"The toddler ran naked through the sprinkler."
2
Stated plainly and directly, without softening or disguise.
"She admitted, in naked terms, that the plan had failed."
3
Missing a covering, support, or protection that would normally be there.
"The naked wires were a serious fire hazard."
"He stared at the night sky with the naked eye, no telescope needed."
4
Exposed and unprotected, as if something essential were stripped away.
"Without her notes she felt naked in front of the panel."
How to Use Naked
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBare or uncovered — used literally for the body and figuratively for anything stripped of its usual covering or disguise.
Common mistake
In finance, "naked" describes a trade made without owning the underlying asset (e.g. a naked short) — a specialised sense worth knowing if you read business news.
Common pairings
naked eye
naked truth
stark naked
naked flame
Word Forms
more naked comparative, most naked superlative
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Etymology
From Old English nacod, tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root meaning "naked" — a distant relative of "nude."