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na·ked / ˈnākid/ • adj. (of a person or part of the body) without clothes: he'd never seen a naked woman before | he was stripped naked. ∎ (of an object) without the usual covering or protection: her room was lit by a single naked bulb. ∎ (of a tree, plant, or animal) without leaves, hairs, scales, shell, etc.: the twisted trunks and naked branches of the trees. ∎ fig. exposed to harm; unprotected or vulnerable: John looked naked and defenseless without his glasses. ∎ (of something such as feelings or behavior) undisguised; blatant: naked, unprovoked aggression | the naked truth. DERIVATIVES: na·ked·ly adv. na·ked·ness n. 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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"naked." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "naked." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-naked.html "naked." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-naked.html |
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naked naked ape the human being, especially as viewed from a biological perspective. The Naked Ape was the title of a book (1967) by Desmond Morris.
the naked eye unassisted vision, without a telescope, microscope, or other device. naked truth the plain truth, perhaps originally with allusion to Horace's nudaque veritas (Odes), or to any of a number of fables in which Truth is shown personified as a naked woman in contrast to the elaborately dressed Falsehood. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "naked." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "naked." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-naked.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "naked." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-naked.html |
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naked OE. nacod = MLG., MDu. naket (Du. naakt), OHG. nackut (G. nackt), ON. nǫkkviðr, Goth. naqaþs :- Gmc. *nakwaðaz, *-iðaz :- IE. *nogwodhos, *-edhos, ppl. deriv. of *nogw-, repr. also in L. nūdus NUDE, OIr. nocht, Skr. nagná-, OSl. nagŭ (Russ. nagóĭ), Lith. núogas.
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T. F. HOAD. "naked." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "naked." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-naked.html T. F. HOAD. "naked." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-naked.html |
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naked. Unadorned plain surface of anything, but especially the main plane of a building's façade.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "naked." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "naked." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-naked.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "naked." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-naked.html |
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naked •carangid • alleged • aged
•frigid, rigid
•turgid • naked • wicked • whizz-kid
•orchid • crooked
•pallid, valid
•gelid • skidlid • eyelid
•solid, squalid, stolid
•Euclid • unsullied • annelid
•chrysalid • Ozalid • desmid • timid
•Fatimid
•humid, tumid
•pyramid • MacDiarmid • crannied
•arachnid • Enid • hominid • honied
•Leonid, Oceanid
•salmonid • Achaemenid
•unaccompanied • Sassanid • learned
•winged
•rapid, sapid, vapid
•intrepid, tepid
•insipid, lipid
•limpid • poppied • torpid
•Cupid, stupid
•canopied
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"naked." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "naked." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-naked.html "naked." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-naked.html |
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