1 not wearing any clothes
SYNBARE:
a naked body * naked shoulders * They often wandered around the house stark naked (= completely naked). * They found him half naked and bleeding to death. * The prisoners were stripped naked.
seealsoBUCKNAKED
2 [usuallybeforenoun] without the usual covering
SYNBARE:
a naked bulb / light * a naked flame * a naked sword * Mice are born naked (= without fur).
3 [onlybeforenoun] (of emotions, attitudes, etc.) expressed strongly and not hidden:
naked aggression / ambition * the naked truth
4 [notusuallybeforenoun] unable to protect yourself from being harmed, criticized, etc.
SYNHELPLESS:
He still felt naked and drained after his ordeal.
nakedly adverb:
nakedly aggressive
nakedness noun [U]:
She pulled the sheet higher to cover her nakedness.
IDIOMS
the naked eye the normal power of your eyes without the help of an instrument:
The planet should be visible with / to the naked eye.
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WHICHWORD?
naked / bare
Both these words can be used to mean 'not covered with clothes' and are frequently used with the following nouns:
naked ~ bare ~
body feet
man arms
fear walls
aggression branches
flame essentials
Naked is more often used to describe a person or their body and bare usually describes a part of the body.
Bare can also describe other things with nothing on them: bare walls * a bare hillside. Naked can mean 'without a protective covering': a naked sword.
Bare can also mean 'just enough': the bare minimum. Naked can be used to talk about strong feelings that are not hidden: naked fear. Note also the idiom: (visible) to/with the naked eye.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is naked a noun, verb, or something else?
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