having no clothes on
said of a tree, plant, animal, or bird: without foliage, or without fur, hair, or feathers
said of a light: not shaded
a naked bulb
said of a sword, dagger, etc: without its scabbard or sheath
open and undisguised
naked greed
literary unarmed or defenceless; vulnerable to attack
the naked eye
one's eyesight unaided by a magnifying glass, microscope, or telescope
impossible to see with the naked eye
the naked truth
the harsh facts, unconcealed or undisguised
nakedly adv
nakedness noun
[Old English nacod]