Meaning

18 senses
  1. Bare, not covered by clothing.

    He was as naked as the day he was born.

    nackt

    го́лыйgólyj, наго́йnagój, обнажённыйobnažónnyj

    го́лийhólyj, наги́йnahýj

  2. (figuratively)Unadorned, without decoration or circumlocution; put bluntly.

    This is the naked truth.

    The naked facts lay there on the table, enclosed within the files.

    го́лыйgólyj

  3. Involving naked people.

  4. Lacking some sort of covering, protection, or accoutrement which might otherwise be expected.

    The tendrils of the naked flame stretched into the skies.

  5. Lacking some sort of covering, protection, or accoutrement which might otherwise be expected.

    Unaided; not using an optical device such as telescope or binoculars.

    (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument

  6. Having no fur, feathers or scales on the skin; like a human.

    We naked apes must be ever watchful for thorns and poison ivy as we hike the trail.

  7. Unsheathed, bare.

  8. Without a condom.

    I entered her naked and came in her too.

  9. Sold by someone who does not, at that time, own the underlying asset to cover the contract.

    a naked put; a naked call

  10. (figuratively)Uncomfortable or vulnerable, as if missing something important.

    I feel naked without my mobile phone.

    го́лыйgólyj, невооружённыйnevooružónnyj, незащищённыйnezaščiščónnyj

  11. Lacking some ingredient, component, or additive usually present.

    a naked burrito (i.e. one without a tortilla)

    a naked burger (without a bun)

  12. (literary)Lacking resources or means, poor.

Examples

464 sentences
  1. What's wrong with running around your house naked?

    Що поганого в тому, щоб бігати навколо будинку голим?

    ruЧто плохого в том, чтобы бегать вокруг дома голым?

    deWas ist schlimm daran, nackt im eigenen Haus herumzulaufen?

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  2. Tom was running down the street drunk and naked.

    Том біжав униз по вулиці, п'яний та голий.

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  3. The baby was naked.

    Немовля було голе.

    ruРебёнок был голый.

    deDas Baby war nackt.

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  4. The man is naked.

    Чоловік голий.

    ruМужчина голый.

    deDer Mann ist nackt.

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  5. I've seen Tom naked.

    Я бачив Тома голим.

    ruЯ видел Тома голым.

    deIch habe Tom nackt gesehen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
bare, not covered by clothing:
Русский
By meaning 2
bare, not covered by clothing:
unprotected:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
bare, not covered by clothing:

Origin

From Middle English naked, from Old English nacod, from Proto-West Germanic *nak(k)wad, fr

From Middle English naked, from Old English nacod, from Proto-West Germanic *nak(k)wad, from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“naked”). Doublet of nude (remotely).

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