naked

B1 Topic:Clothing & Appearance

US /ˈneɪkɪd/ See IPA manual

adj 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

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
- Clothing & Appearance

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