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Thesaurus: naked

Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.

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  1. a. Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.
  2. a. Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless.
  3. a. Unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare.
  4. a. Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain.
  5. a. Mere; simple; plain.
  6. a. 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. a. 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.
  8. adj. having no clothes on the body
  9. adj. having no protecting or concealing cover
  10. adj. (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument
  11. adj. devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
  12. adj. lacking any cover