ˈneɪkɪd adj. 1
without clothes;
nude. 2 plain;
undisguised; exposed (the naked
truth;
his naked soul). 3 (of a
light,
flame, etc.)
unprotected from the wind
etc.;
unshaded. 4 defenceless. 5 without
addition,
comment,
support,
evidence, etc. (his naked
word; naked assertion). 6 a (of landscape)
barren; treeless. b (of rock) exposed; without soil etc. 7 (of a
sword etc.) unsheathed. 8 (usu. foll. by of)
devoid; without. 9 without
leaves, hairs, scales,
shell, etc. 10 (of a
room,
wall, etc.) without
decoration,
furnishings, etc.;
empty, plain. ønaked boys (or
lady or ladies) the
meadow saffron,
which flowers
while leafless:
also called
autumn crocus. the naked
eye unassisted vision, e.g. without a
telescope,
microscope, etc. øønakedly adv. nakedness n. [OE nacod f. Gmc]