- naked
- na|kedS3 [ˈneıkıd] adj[: Old English; Origin: nacod]1.) not wearing any clothes or not covered by clothes= ↑nude→↑bare▪ The children ran naked through the yard.▪ a picture of a naked man▪ They found the body lying half naked in the grass.▪ The governor ordered the prisoner to be stripped naked and whipped.stark naked also buck naked/naked as a jaybirdAmE (=completely naked)2.) the naked eyeif you can see something with the naked eye, you can see it without using anything to help you, such as a ↑telescopevisible to/with the naked eye▪ The mite is just visible to the naked eye.▪ Through his telescope he could see millions of stars that were invisible to the naked eye .3.) weak and unable to protect yourself▪ Standing in front on his first day of teaching, Brad felt completely naked .4.) naked truth/self-interest/aggression etctruth, ↑self-interest, ↑aggression etc that is not hidden and is shocking▪ The President condemned the invasion as an act of naked aggression.5.) naked light/flame/sword etca light, flame etc that is not enclosed by a cover▪ A naked light bulb dangled from the ceiling.>nakedly adv>nakedness n [U]
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.