Etymology : Middle English, from Old English nacod; akin to Old High German nackot naked, Latin nudus, Greek gymnos
Pronunciation : nA-k&d,
esp Southern
Function : adjective
Date : before 12th century
1. without clothing, nude; exposed; without covering, unprotected; unaided (such as the eye); not decorated, unadorned; invalid, without support (Law). naked\na"ked\ , a. [as. nacod; akin to d. naakt, g. nackt, ohg. nacchot, nahhot, icel. n?kvi?r, nakinn, sw. naken, dan. n?gen, goth. naqa?s, lith. nůgas, russ. nagii, l. nudus, skr. nagna. ?266. cf. nude.].
2. having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.
3. having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless. thy power is full naked. behold my bosom naked to your swords.
4. unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare. patriots who had exposed themselves for the public, and whom they say now left naked.
5. without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain. the truth appears so naked on my side, that any purblind eye may find it out. all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we to do. iv.
6. 5. mere; simple; plain. the very naked name of love.
7. (bot.) without pubescence; as, a naked leaf or stem; bare, or not covered by the customary parts, as a flower without a perianth, a stem without leaves, seeds without a pericarp, buds without bud scales.
8. (mus.) not having the full complement of tones; -- said of a chord of only two tones, which requires a third tone to be sounded with them to make the combination pleasing to the ear; as, a naked fourth or fifth.naked bed, a bed the occupant of which is naked, no night linen being worn in ancient times.naked eye, the eye alone, unaided by glasses, or by telescope, microscope, or the like.
9. Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.
10. Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless.
11. Unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare.
12. Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain.
13. Mere; simple; plain.
14. Without pubescence; as, a naked leaf or stem; bare, or not covered by the customary parts, as a flower without a perianth, a stem without leaves, seeds without a pericarp, buds without bud scales.
15. Not having the full complement of tones; said of a chord of only two tones, which requires a third tone to be sounded with them to make the combination pleasing to the ear; as, a naked fourth or fifth. devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power" having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument; "visible to the naked eye"; "clearly audible to the unaided ear".
16. 1. Someone who is naked is not wearing any clothes. Her naked body was found wrapped in a sheet in a field The hot paving stones scorched my naked feet They stripped me naked He stood naked in front of me. + nakedness na·ked·ness He had pulled the blanket over his body to hide his nakedness. see also:
stark naked.
17. If an animal or part of an animal is naked, it has no fur or feathers on it. The nest contained eight little mice that were naked and blind.
18. You can describe an object as naked when it does not have its normal covering. a naked bulb dangling in a bare room.
19. You can use naked to describe unpleasant or violent actions and behaviour which are not disguised or hidden in any way. Naked aggression and an attempt to change frontiers by force could not go unchallenged. = blatant.
20. If you say that something cannot be seen by the naked eye, you mean that it cannot be seen without the help of equipment such as a telescope or microscope. There's so much going on that you can't see:
with the naked eye.