naked Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite completely unclothed
    au naturel; bare; nude.
    • bare bodies
    • naked from the waist up
    • a nude model
  2. adjective satellite having no protecting or concealing cover
    defenseless.
    • naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare
  3. adjective satellite (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument
    • visible to the naked eye
  4. adjective satellite devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
    raw.
    • naked ambition
    • raw fury
    • you may kill someone someday with your raw power
  5. adjective satellite lacking any cover
    • naked branches of the trees
    • lie on the naked rock

WordNet

Na"ked adjective
Etymology
AS. nacod; akin to D. naakt, G. nackt, OHG. nacchot, nahhot, Icel. nökvir, nakinn, Sw. naken, Dan. nögen, Goth. naqas, Lith. ngas, Russ. nagii, L. nudus, Skr. nagna. Cf. Nude.
Definitions
  1. Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.
  2. Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless.
    Thy power is full naked. Chaucer.
    Behold my bosom naked to your swords. Addison.
  3. 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. Milton.
  4. 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. Shak.
    All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we to do. Heb. iv. 13.
  5. Mere; simple; plain.
    The very naked name of love. Shak.
  6. (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.
  7. (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. Syn. -- Nude; bare; denuded; uncovered; unclothed; exposed; unarmed; plain; defenseless.

Webster 1913