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Naked ˈneɪkɪd Stark Wandered House Completely Half Stripped

Word naked
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈneɪkɪd / NAmE / ˈneɪkɪd /
Example
  • a naked body
  • naked shoulders
  • they often wandered around the house stark naked (= completely naked).
  • they found him half naked and bleeding to death.
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naked

(adjective)BrE / ˈneɪkɪd / NAmE / ˈneɪkɪd /
  1. not wearing any clothes
    • synonym bare
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bare_1
    • a naked body
    • naked shoulders
    • They often wandered around the house stark naked (= completely naked).
    • They found him half naked and bleeding to death.
    • The prisoners were stripped naked.
  2. without the usual covering
    • synonym bare
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bare_1
    • a naked light
    • a naked sword
    • Mice are born naked (= without fur).
    • a naked flame
  3. expressed strongly and not hidden
    • naked aggression
    • the naked truth
    • bare walls
    • a bare hillside
    • a naked sword.
    • the bare minimum.
    • naked fear.
    • (visible) to/with the naked eye.
  4. unable to protect yourself from being harmed, criticized, etc.
    • synonym helpless
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/helpless
    • He still felt naked and drained after his ordeal.
  5. the normal power of your eyes without the help of an instrument
    • The planet should be visible with/to the naked eye.

    Extra Examples

    • I suggest you don’t make a habit of going around half naked.
    • Never had he felt so completely naked.
    • She had been left naked and alone.
    • She quickly stripped naked.
    • She realized with a shock that she was stark naked.
    • Her blonde hair fell over her naked shoulders.
    • Revealed: the naked truth about your favourite soap stars.
    • She was clutching the sheet around her naked body.
    • The prisoners were stripped naked.
    • They often wandered around the house stark naked.
    • buck naked

    Word Origin

    • Old English nacod, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naakt and German nackt, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nudus and Sanskrit nagna.
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