Meanings
naked1
comparative more naked · superlative most naked
- Bare, not covered by clothing.
He was as naked as the day he was born.
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Christ commeth not bare or naked, but clothed and accompanied with all his mercies.
1579, William Wilkinson, A confutation of certaine articles deliuered vnto the Familye of LoueSmooth and slender and naked, Mary Rittersdorf faced her husband.
1964, Philip K. Dick, “THIRTEEN”, in Clans of the Alphane Moon, United States: Ace Books, →OCLC; republished London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996, →ISBN, page 193Kruban is a tidally-locked Venusian hothouse, its surface perpetually obscured by clouds of sulfur and carbon dioxides.[…] Every year, a few krogan attempt to land on Kruban and exit their ships naked in an attempt to prove their "kroganhood." The planet's surface is littered with the crushed, corroded remains of their ships. Only one, Shath Norda, is known to have returned from the surface alive, albeit with most of his bones crushed and all four of his lungs damaged by sulfuric gas.
2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Kruban - colloquialobsoleteLacking some clothing; clothed only in underwear.
For no body would staye to give them intelligence, the countrey people running evry wher out of ther waye, and some of them flying out of ther bedds nacked in their shirts, who runne to the neerest rockes on the sea syde; so formidable was ther very name.
1680, James Gordon, History of Scots Affairs - figurativelyUnadorned, without decoration or circumlocution; put bluntly.
This is the naked truth.
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The naked facts lay there on the table, enclosed within the files.
And after the past few days, in which a fleet of Republicans and the president himself have utilized Jews as human shields for racist rhetoric, the Jews are tired, tired, tired of being used as defenses against naked racism, tired of being used to justify conditions at detention camps. Just plain tired.
2019 July 17, Talia Lavin, “When Non-Jews Wield Anti-Semitism as Political Shield”, in GQ[…]among all of Trump’s vulnerabilities — his naked corruption, his malice on immigration, his paltry legislative achievement and his siding so blithely with A.I. accelerationists against a large majority of the country — the Iran war stands out.
2026 September 23, David Wallace-Wells, “The Mistake That May Finally Get the Republican Base to Ditch Trump”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: unvarnished
- Involving naked people.
The satirical historian has not blushed to describe the naked scenes which Theodora was not ashamed to exhibit in the theatre.
1788, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire1 more example
So here I went the first time into a naked bed, only my drawers on; and did sleep pretty well: but still both sleeping and waking had a fear of fire in my heart, that I took little rest.
1666, Samuel Pepys, Diary - obsoleteUnarmed.
You an’t even with me yet, ſays ſhe; I ſcorn as much to take up a Sword againſt a Naked Man; as you ought to have ſcorn’d, if you had been a Gentleman, to give the Lie to a Woman.
1727, Daniel Defoe, An essay on the history and reality of apparitions - Lacking some sort of covering, protection, or accoutrement which might otherwise be expected.
The tendrils of the naked flame stretched into the skies.
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Lighting was unimaginative for the standard stock with naked tungsten filament bulbs and metal reflectors. However, all compartments had individual reading lights above the seats with attractive glass shades.
1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 398Naked mRNA is quickly degraded by extracellular RNases¹⁷ and is not internalized efficiently. Thus, a great variety of in vitro and in vivo transfection reagents have been developed that facilitate cellular uptake of mRNA and protect it from degradation.
2018 April, Norbert Pardi, Michael J. Hogan, Frederick W. Porter, Drew Weissman, “mRNA vaccines — a new era in vaccinology”, in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, volume 17, →DOI, page 262- Unaided; not using an optical device such as telescope or binoculars.
If all celestial bodies visible to the naked eye are thus mapped on the celestial sphere, it becomes apparent that the vast majority of them remain in fixed patterns with respect to each other: They form recognizable constellations that, in turn, remain unchangeably distributed.
2001, Asger Aaboe, Episodes From the Early History of Astronomy - biologyHaving no fur, feathers or scales on the skin; like a human.
We naked apes must be ever watchful for thorns and poison ivy as we hike the trail.
- Unsheathed, bare.
There was a knock at the door. “Enter,” said the princess. An officer appeared with his naked sword in his hand.
1898, Amédée Achard, “XIX: What There Is Behind A Wall”, in William M. Hale, transl., The Sword of a Gascon, page 169 - figurativelyUncomfortable or vulnerable, as if missing something important.
I feel naked without my mobile phone.
- Lacking some ingredient, component, or additive usually present.
a naked burger (without a bun)
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a naked burrito (i.e. one without a tortilla)
Naked Bacon (a brand without nitrates or phosphates)
- literaryLacking resources or means, poor.
I am a poor Man, naked, / Yet ſomething for Remembrance; four a piece, Gentlemen, / And ſo my Body where you pleaſe.
c. 1625, John Fletcher, The Humorous Lieutenant1 more example
I knowe my self moost naked in al artes, / My comune ne vulgare eke moost interupte, / And I conversaunte and born in the partes / Where my natyfe langage is moost corrupt, / And with most sundry tonges myxt and rupte.
1480, anonymous author, Cura Sapientiæ; or, The Court of Sapience, William Caxton - Lacking (something) or devoid (of something) [with of].
Freewill is made naked of all maner merite.
1581, Walter Haddon, John Foxe, translated by James Bell, Against Ierome Osorius Byshopp of Siluane in Portingall and Against His Slaunderous Inuectiues: An Aunswere Apologeticall: for the Necessary Defence of the Euangelicall Doctrine and Veritie2 more examples
Their eyes were opened to ſee their nakedneſſe: naked they were of diuine protection and fauor, naked of Angelicall guard and cuſtodie, naked of Humane puritie and holineſſe, naked of dutifull subiection from the rebelling Creatures;
1619, Samuel Purchas, Purchas his Pilgrim: Microcosmus, or the Historie of Man, relating the Wonders of his Generation, Vanities in his Degeneration, Necessity of His RegenerationI have spent about three weeks at home since Dec 1. As always, I am naked of good article ideas—despite my constant involvement with good subjects.
1969, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist - rocks; or plants; rocks; or plantsBarren, having no foliage, unvegetated.
- natural sciencesNot hidden within an event horizon and thus observable from other parts of spacetime.
naked2
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of nake
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveUnadorned, without decoration or circumlocution; put bluntly.
adjectiveWithout a condom.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving no clothes on the body
adjectivehaving no protecting or concealing cover
adjective(of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument
adjectivelacking any cover
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
naked · adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*negʷ-“naked”
- Proto-Germanic*nakwadaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nak(k)wad
- Old Englishnacod
- Middle Englishnaked
- Englishnaked
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).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans naak, kaal
- naakbare, not covered by clothing
- kaalbare, not covered by clothing
- kaalbasbare, not covered by clothing
- nakendbare, not covered by clothing
- naaktunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
Ancient Greek γυμνός
- γυμνός (gumnós)bare, not covered by clothing
Arabic عُرْيَان, عَارٍ
- عُرْيَان (ʕuryān)bare, not covered by clothing
- عَارٍ (ʕārin)bare, not covered by clothing
Basque biluzi
- biluzibare, not covered by clothing
Bengali উদলা, উলঙ্গ
- উদলা (udola)bare, not covered by clothing
- উলঙ্গ (uloṅgo)bare, not covered by clothing
- নগ্ন (nogno)bare, not covered by clothing
- বিবস্ত্র (bibostro)bare, not covered by clothing
Bulgarian гол, гол
- гол (gol)bare, not covered by clothing
- гол (gol)unadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
- незащитен (nezaštiten)unprotected
Catalan despullat, nu
- despullatbare, not covered by clothing
- nubare, not covered by clothing
Chinese Cantonese 冇著衫, 冇着衫
- 冇著衫bare, not covered by clothing
- 冇着衫 (mou⁵ zoek³ saam¹)bare, not covered by clothing
Chinese Mandarin 赤裸, 裸
- 赤裸 (chìluǒ)bare, not covered by clothing
- 裸 (luǒ)bare, not covered by clothing
- 裸體 /裸体 (luǒtǐ)bare, not covered by clothing
Czech nahý
- nahýbare, not covered by clothing
Danish nøgen, bar
- nøgenbare, not covered by clothing
- barbare, not covered by clothing
- blottetbare, not covered by clothing
- splitternøgenbare, not covered by clothing
- nøgenunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
- utilsløretunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
- åbenunprotected
- uafskærmetunprotected
Dutch naakt, bloot
- naaktbare, not covered by clothing
- blootbare, not covered by clothing
- ongekleedbare, not covered by clothing
- naaktunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
- onopgesmuktunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
Esperanto nuda
- nudabare, not covered by clothing
Estonian paljas, alasti
- paljasbare, not covered by clothing
- alastibare, not covered by clothing
Finnish alaston, alasti
- alastonbare, not covered by clothing
- alastibare, not covered by clothing
- kelteisilläänbare, not covered by clothing
- puhdasunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
- raakaunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
- paljasunprotected
- avoinunprotected
- avo-unprotected
French nu, nu
- nubare, not covered by clothing
- nuunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
- tout nuunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
German nackt
- nacktbare, not covered by clothing
Greek γυμνός, τσιτσίδι
- γυμνός (gymnós)bare, not covered by clothing
- τσιτσίδι (tsitsídi)bare, not covered by clothing
Hebrew עירום, ערום
- עירום (eróm)bare, not covered by clothing
- ערום (aróm/arúm)bare, not covered by clothing
Hindi नंगा, नग्न
- नंगा (naṅgā)bare, not covered by clothing
- नग्न (nagna)bare, not covered by clothing
Hungarian meztelen, csupasz
- meztelenbare, not covered by clothing
- csupaszbare, not covered by clothing
- pucérbare, not covered by clothing
- pusztaunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
- csupaszunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
- kopárunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
Icelandic nakinn, ber
- nakinnbare, not covered by clothing
- berbare, not covered by clothing
- allsberbare, not covered by clothing
- berunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
- berunprotected
- óvarinnunprotected
Indonesian telanjang, bogel
- telanjangbare, not covered by clothing
- bogelbare, not covered by clothing
Irish nocht
- nochtbare, not covered by clothing
Italian nudo, ignudo
- nudobare, not covered by clothing
- ignudobare, not covered by clothing
- svestitobare, not covered by clothing
Japanese 裸
- 裸 (hadaka)bare, not covered by clothing
Korean 벌거벗은, 벌거벗다
- 벌거벗은 (beolgeobeoseun)bare, not covered by clothing
- 벌거벗다 (beolgeobeotda)bare, not covered by clothing
Latin nudus
- nudusbare, not covered by clothing
Latvian kails, pliks
- kailsbare, not covered by clothing
- pliksbare, not covered by clothing
Lithuanian nuogas, plikas
- nuogasbare, not covered by clothing
- plikasbare, not covered by clothing
Malay telanjang
- telanjangbare, not covered by clothing
Māori tahanga, kirikau
- tahangabare, not covered by clothing
- kirikaubare, not covered by clothing
- hahakebare, not covered by clothing
- pakiwharabare, not covered by clothing
Norwegian naken, naken
- nakenbare, not covered by clothing
- nakenunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
- nakenunprotected
Persian لخت, برهنه
- لخت (loxt)bare, not covered by clothing
- برهنه (berahne)bare, not covered by clothing
Polish nagi, goły
- nagibare, not covered by clothing
- gołybare, not covered by clothing
Portuguese nu, pelado
- nubare, not covered by clothing
- peladobare, not covered by clothing
- despidobare, not covered by clothing
- nuunadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
Romanian dezbrăcat, gol
- dezbrăcatbare, not covered by clothing
- golbare, not covered by clothing
Russian го́лый, наго́й
- го́лый (gólyj)bare, not covered by clothing
- наго́й (nagój)bare, not covered by clothing
- обнажённый (obnažónnyj)bare, not covered by clothing
- го́лый (gólyj)unadorned, without decoration, put bluntly
- го́лый (gólyj)unprotected
- невооружённый (nevooružónnyj)unprotected
- незащищённый (nezaščiščónnyj)unprotected
Scottish Gaelic lomnochd, rùisgte
- lomnochdbare, not covered by clothing
- rùisgtebare, not covered by clothing
- lombare, not covered by clothing
- lomunprotected
Slovak nahý, holý
- nahýbare, not covered by clothing
- holýbare, not covered by clothing
Spanish desnudo, en cueros
- desnudobare, not covered by clothing
- en cuerosbare, not covered by clothing
- en pelotabare, not covered by clothing
- en pelotasbare, not covered by clothing
- en bolasbare, not covered by clothing
- bichibare, not covered by clothing
- calanchobare, not covered by clothing
- lluchobare, not covered by clothing
- calatobare, not covered by clothing
- chingobare, not covered by clothing
- chulónbare, not covered by clothing
- chutobare, not covered by clothing
Swahili uchi
- uchibare, not covered by clothing
Swedish naken, bar
- nakenbare, not covered by clothing
- barbare, not covered by clothing
- blottadbare, not covered by clothing
- avkläddbare, not covered by clothing
- näckbare, not covered by clothing
Tagalog hubo at hubad
- hubo at hubadbare, not covered by clothing
Thai ล่อนจ้อน, โล้งโต้ง
- ล่อนจ้อน (lôn-jôn)bare, not covered by clothing
- โล้งโต้ง (lóhng-dtôhng)bare, not covered by clothing
Turkish çıplak
- çıplakbare, not covered by clothing
Ukrainian го́лий, наги́й
- го́лий (hólyj)bare, not covered by clothing
- наги́й (nahýj)bare, not covered by clothing
Urdu ننگا
- ننگا (naṅgā)bare, not covered by clothing
Vietnamese khoả thân, trần truồng
- khoả thânbare, not covered by clothing
- trần truồngbare, not covered by clothing
Welsh noeth
- noethbare, not covered by clothing
Yiddish נאַקעט
- נאַקעט (naket)bare, not covered by clothing
Zulu nqunu
- nqunubare, not covered by clothing
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Cite this entry
naked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naked
“naked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naked. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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