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na·ked
I. \ˈnākə̇d, chiefly in southern US ˈnek-\ adjective
(sometimes -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nacod, nacud, naced; akin to Old High German nackot, nackut naked, Old Norse nökkvithr, Gothic naqaths, Latin nudus, Greek gymnos, Sanskrit nagna
1. : lacking covering : uncovered: as
a.
(1) : not wearing, covered by, or protected with clothing : nude
< the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed — Gen 2:25 (Revised Standard Version) >
— used of a person, the body, or one of its parts
< naked arms plunged into the dough >
< never saw a colder nakeder man >
(2) : inadequately or partially clothed especially so as to be socially unacceptable
< that blouse is a disgrace, the girl is simply naked >
b. of a saddle or draft animal : lacking the usual harness or trappings
c.
(1) of a sword or similar weapon : free from its sheath : unsheathed and ready for immediate use
< advancing, naked sword in hand >
(2) : freed from or not provided with a protective enclosure
< a naked light >
d. of a plant or one of its parts
(1) : lacking pubescence
< smooth naked stems >
(2) : lacking some enveloping or subtending structure (as leaves, hulls, scales)
< a naked bud >
e. of an animal or one of its parts : lacking some natural external covering (as of hair, feathers, or shell)
< a naked rhizopod >
< the Transylvanian naked-necked fowl >
f. : not clothed in substance or flesh — used especially of personified concepts or unembodied entities
< the naked spirits of the air >
g. : lacking a final covering layer
< a naked wall is one fully lathed but not yet plastered >
2.
a. : unprovided with needful or adequate clothing or other necessities of life : poverty-stricken : destitute
< naked of comfort >
b. : empty and barren : seeming bare by reason of the lack of usual covering, adornment, or furnishings
< glanced about the drab naked room >
as
(1) : devoid of ornaments or embellishments
< hands naked of rings >
(2) : lacking foliage
< wintry trees spreading their gray naked arms >
(3) : devoid of or sparsely furnished with vegetation
< a naked desert >
< the naked hills towering above >
c. : lacking weapons or means of defense or offense : unarmed, defenseless
< unwilling to slay a naked man >
3.
a. : devoid of anything that strengthens, supports, or confirms : lacking evident or proven authority or authoritativeness : mere, simple
< a naked command >
< naked belief >
b. : lacking in some material matter, or having nothing to validate, confirm, or support it
< a naked title >
< such naked contracts are difficult to enforce >
c. : lacking estimable qualities (as of worth, dignity, adequacy) : bald, meager, scanty
< a naked account of the conference >
4. : devoid of concealment or disguise
< confront naked realities at their source — Richard Eberhart >
as
a. : outspoken and straightforward : presented without reserve or embellishment
< a naked confession >
< the naked truth >
b. : open to view : plainly manifest : clear, obvious
< the naked facts of the case >
< an act of naked aggression >
5. chiefly dialect
a. : of full strength : undiluted
< naked spirits >
b. : free from contamination or admixture : pure
< naked water >
Synonyms: see bare
II. noun
(-s)
1. archaic : nude
< covered the naked with a garment — Ezek 18:7 (Authorized Version) >
2. : the inadequately clothed
< clothes for the naked >
III. adjective
: not backed by the writer's ownership of the commodity contract or security
< selling naked options > |