1
: not covered by clothing : nude
2
: devoid of customary or natural covering : bare: such as
a
: not enclosed in a scabbard
a naked sword
b
: not provided with a shade
a naked light
c
of a plant or one of its parts
: lacking pubescence or enveloping or subtending parts
smooth, naked stems
d
: lacking foliage or vegetation
a naked hillside
e
of an animal or one of its parts
: lacking an external covering (as of hair, feathers, or shell)
naked amoebas
3
a
: scantily supplied or furnished
a drab, naked room
b
: lacking embellishment : unadorned
hands naked of rings
naked walls
4
a
: unarmed, defenseless
unwilling to hurt a naked man
b
American football
: marked by a lack of protection or coverage by blockers
a naked bootleg by the quarterback
5
: lacking confirmation or support
naked contracts
6
: devoid of concealment or disguise
the naked truth
naked aggression
7
: unaided by any optical device or instrument
the naked eye
8
: not backed by the writer's ownership of the commodity contract or security
selling naked options
nakedly
adverb
nakedness
noun
Examples of naked in a Sentence
He was naked from the waist up.
had recurrent nightmares about being naked in public
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JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
The emperor was naked, a fool who’d been had.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Then, to their surprise, came two half-naked figures with matted black hair that looked a lot like witches.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
This naked bird needs dressing.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Naked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naked. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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naked
adjective
na·ked
ˈnā-kəd 
especially Southern ˈnek-əd
1
: having no clothes on
2
a
: lacking a usual or natural covering (as of leaves, plants, or feathers)
naked hills
b
: not enclosed in a case or covering
a naked sword
c
: lacking protective covering parts (as membranes, scales, or shells)
a naked seed
3
: plain entry 2 sense 2, unadorned
the naked truth
4
: not aided by artificial means
seen by the naked eye
nakedly
adverb
nakedness
noun
Medical Definition
naked
adjective
na·ked
ˈnā-kəd
1
: lacking some natural external covering (as of hair or myelin)
—used of the animal body or one of its parts
naked nerve endings
viroids are naked: the RNA strand is not encapsulated in a protein coat—Roger Lewin
Roger Lewin2
: unaided by any optical device or instrument
visible to the naked eye
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