naked

NAY-kid/ˈneɪkɪd/

15 meanings of naked

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no clothesadjective
Not wearing any clothes, or showing people who have no clothes on.
Like a tree in winter, with nothing left to cover it.
The little boy splashed in the bath, happy to be naked.
She quickly covered up, embarrassed to be seen naked.
UsageSay NAY-kid: two parts.
Similarnude, bare, unclothed, undressed
Oppositeclothed, dressed
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without toolsadjective
Used without any tool or help, like seeing with just your eyes.
Like reading a sign with your own eyes, without glasses or a telescope.
You can see the bright planet with the naked eye.
These tiny insects are too small to spot with the naked eye.
UsageSay with the naked eye: without a telescope or microscope.
Similarunaided
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3
uncoveredadjective
Without the normal cover, so it is bare or open to harm.
Don't touch the naked wire, because it could shock you.
A naked flame near the gas can start a fire.
UsageSay a naked flame: a flame with no cover.
Similarbare, exposed, unprotected, uncovered, open
Oppositecovered, protected, insulated
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plain truthadjective
Plain and open, with nothing hidden, softened, or made to look nicer.
She finally told him the naked truth about his work.
Tell me the naked truth, even if it hurts.
UsageSay the naked truth: the plain truth.
Similarstark, bare, plain, undisguised, blatant
Oppositedisguised, veiled
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feel exposedadjective
Feeling open and unsafe, as if something important is missing.
Without his phone, he felt naked the whole day.
She felt naked standing on stage without her notes.
UsageSay I feel naked without my glasses.
Similarexposed, vulnerable, defenseless
Oppositeprotected, secure
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no extrasadjective
Made or served without the extra parts or ingredients usually added.
She ordered a naked burrito, served in a bowl with no tortilla.
The salad arrived naked, without any dressing at all.
Similarplain, pure, unadulterated
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partly dressedadjectivecolloquial
Wearing only underwear, not fully dressed.
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Less common meanings

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empty ofadjective
Without a certain thing, having none of it at all.
The hills were naked of trees after the fire.
His small room was naked of any decoration.
UsageSay naked of: without any.
Similardevoid, bare, bereft, empty
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9
no condomadjective
Done during sex without using a condom.
Similarunprotected
Oppositeprotected
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destituteadjectiveliterary
Having very little money or few things to live on, and very poor.
I knowe my self moost naked in al artes, / My comune ne vulgare eke moost interupte, / And I conversaunte and born in the partes / Where my natyfe langage is moost corrupt, / And with most sundry tonges myxt and rupte.
1480, anonymous author, Cura Sapientiæ
I am a poor Man, naked, / Yet ſomething for Remembrance; four a piece, Gentlemen, / And ſo my Body where you pleaſe.
c. 1625, John Fletcher, The Humorous Lieutenant
Similardestitute, penniless, impoverished
Oppositewealthy, rich
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blankadjectiveobsolete
Having nothing written or marked on it, completely empty.
For in the first it finds the mind naked and unprepossessed with any former notions, and so easily and insensibly gains upon the assent, grows up with it, and incorporates into it.
c. 1660, Robert South, Sermon on John vii. 17.Here, naked means blank or empty, a mind with no ideas yet.
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12
adjectiveobsolete
Having no weapons to fight or defend with.
You an’t even with me yet, ſays ſhe; I ſcorn as much to take up a Sword againſt a Naked Man; as you ought to have ſcorn’d, if you had been a Gentleman, to give the Lie to a Woman.
1727, Daniel Defoe, An essay on the history and reality of apparitionsHere, naked means unarmed, a man without a sword.
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13
adjective
Sold without owning or borrowing what is needed to cover the deal, which is very risky.
14
adjective
Of a singularity in space: not hidden behind a black hole's edge, so it could in theory be seen.
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verbdialectalScotland
Simple past and past participle of nake, a Scottish dialect word meaning to strip something bare.

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Origin

This word comes from Old English "nacod," from older Germanic and Indo-European roots meaning "naked." It is related to the words "nude" and possibly "naan."

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 4 facts

Naked comes from Old English nacod. en.wiktionary.org
Its earlier Germanic and Indo-European ancestors meant naked. en.wiktionary.org
Naked is etymologically related to nude. en.wiktionary.org
Naked may be etymologically related to naan. en.wiktionary.org