naked

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈneɪkɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #1786

Meanings

1

adj
Not wearing any clothes; bare.

He was as naked as the day he was born.
2

adj
Without the usual covering, decoration, or protection.

The naked branches of the trees stood out against the winter sky.
3

adj
Plain and direct, without anything hidden or softened.

This is the naked truth, whether you like it or not.
4

adj
Without the help of any instrument such as a telescope or microscope.

The comet was just visible to the naked eye.

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1 adj · not wearing any clothes; bare. nude bare

3 adj · plain and direct, without... unvarnished plain

More bare-assbare-assedbare-bottomedbare-bumbare-buttbare-skinnedbareskinbollockybutt-nakedbutt-stinkingclothesless

Opposites

clothed decent dressed

Word family

Forms nakedlynakedness

Derived forms buck-nakedhalf-nakedmother-nakednakationnaked-eyenaked-handednaked-handedlynakedhoodnakedisenakedishnakedizenakedly

Related forms condomlessraw undress

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swimming naked
being exposed as unprepared or over-leveraged once market conditions turn

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You only learn who has been swimming naked when the tide goes out

Simplified etymology

Naked is inherited from Old English and shares an ultimate root with Latin nudus, the source of nude. Its figurative sense “blatant, clear, or unashamed” is recorded from the 13th century, and naked truth from the 14th.

Etymology

From Middle English naked, from Old English nacod, from Proto-West Germanic *nak(k)wad, from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“naked”). Doublet of nude (remotely).

*negʷ- Proto-Indo-European naked Middle English nacod Old English *nak(k)wad Proto-West Germanic *nakwadaz Proto-Germanic

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# naked

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈneɪkɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 1786

## Meanings
1. Not wearing any clothes; bare.
2. Without the usual covering, decoration, or protection.
3. Plain and direct, without anything hidden or softened.
4. Without the help of any instrument such as a telescope or microscope.

## Examples
- He was as naked as the day he was born.
- The naked branches of the trees stood out against the winter sky.
- This is the naked truth, whether you like it or not.
- The comet was just visible to the naked eye.

## Synonyms
- bare
- bare-ass
- bare-assed
- bare-bottomed
- bare-bum
- bare-butt
- bare-skinned
- bareskin
- bollocky
- butt-naked
- butt-stinking
- clothesless

## Antonyms
- clothed
- decent
- dressed

## Derived Forms
- buck-naked
- half-naked
- mother-naked
- nakation
- naked-eye
- naked-handed
- naked-handedly
- nakedhood
- nakedise
- nakedish
- nakedize
- nakedly

## Related Forms
- condomless
- raw
- undress

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *negʷ-
- Root: naked
- Root: nacod
- Root: *nak(k)wad
- Root: *nakwadaz

## Etymology
From Middle English naked, from Old English nacod, from Proto-West Germanic *nak(k)wad, from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“naked”). Doublet of nude (remotely).

## AI Etymology
Naked comes from Middle English naked, from Old English nacod, from Proto-West Germanic *nak(k)wad, from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“naked”). Doublet of nude (remotely). In present-day English its meanings include not wearing any clothes; bare, without the usual covering, decoration, or protection, and plain and direct, without anything hidden or softened. The historical chain runs through *negʷ- (Proto-Indo-European), naked (Middle English), nacod (Old English), *nak(k)wad (Proto-West Germanic), and *nakwadaz (Proto-Germanic). Related and derived forms include condomless, raw, undress, and buck-naked.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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