nakedness

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈneɪkɪdnɪs/

na•ked /ˈneɪkɪd/USA pronunciation adj.

being without clothing;
nude.
lacking the customary or usual covering or protection:[before a noun]a naked sword; naked light bulbs.
lacking furnishings or decoration:the empty house with its naked walls.
not assisted by the use of a microscope, telescope, or other instrument:[before a noun]a planet barely visible to the naked eye.
defenseless;
unprotected:a town left naked to the invasions of the enemy.
plain;
simple;
unadorned:[before a noun]the naked truth.
plainly revealed;
obvious:[before a noun]a naked threat.

na•ked•ly, adv.
na•ked•ness, n. [uncountable]

na•ked (nā′kid),USA pronunciation adj.

being without clothing or covering;
nude:naked children swimming in the lake.
without adequate clothing:a naked little beggar.
bare of any covering, overlying matter, vegetation, foliage, or the like:naked fields.
bare, stripped, or destitute (usually fol. by of ):The trees were suddenly naked of leaves.
without the customary covering, container, or protection:a naked sword; a naked flame.
without carpets, hangings, or furnishings, as rooms or walls.
(of the eye, sight, etc.) unassisted by a microscope, telescope, or other instrument:visible to the naked eye.
defenseless;
unprotected;
exposed:naked to invaders.
plain;
simple;
unadorned:the naked realities of the matter.
not accompanied or supplemented by anything else:a naked outline of the facts.
exposed to view or plainly revealed:the naked threat in the letter; a naked vein of coal.
plain-spoken;
blunt:the naked truth.
Lawunsupported, as by authority or consideration:a naked promise.
[Bot.]
- Botany(of seeds) not enclosed in an ovary.
- Botany(of flowers) without a calyx or perianth.
- Botany(of stalks, branches, etc.) without leaves.
- Botany(of stalks, leaves, etc.) without hairs or pubescence.
Zoologyhaving no covering of hair, feathers, shell, etc.

bef. 900; Middle English naked(e), Old English nacod; cognate with Dutch naakt, German nackt, Gothic naqths; akin to Old Norse nakinn, Latin nūdus, Greek gymnós, Sanskrit nagnás

na′ked•ly, adv.
na′ked•ness, n.

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