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Nakedness

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Noun

1. nakedness, nudeness, nudity

the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind

2. bareness, bleakness, desolation, nakedness

a bleak and desolate atmosphere

Example Sentences:
'the nakedness of the landscape'

3. nakedness, openness

characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nakedness

see synonyms of nakedness
adjective
1. 
having the body completely unclothed; undressed
Compare bare1
2. 
having no covering; bare; exposed
a naked flame
3. 
with no qualification or concealment; stark; plain
the naked facts
4. 
unaided by any optical instrument, such as a telescope or microscope (esp in the phrase the naked eye)
5. 
with no defence, protection, or shield
6. (usually foll by of)
stripped or destitute
naked of weapons
7. 
(of the seeds of gymnosperms) not enclosed in a pericarp
8. 
(of flowers) lacking a perianth
9. 
(of stems) lacking leaves and other appendages
10. 
(of animals) lacking hair, feathers, scales, etc
11. law
a. 
unsupported by authority or financial or other consideration
a naked contract
b. 
lacking some essential condition to render valid; incomplete

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Nakedness

see synonyms of nakedness
adjective
1. 
a. 
completely unclothed; bare; nude
b. 
uncovered; exposed
said of parts of the body
2. 
lacking clothing, means of support, etc.; destitute
3. 
without protection or defense
4. 
without conventional or usual covering
; specif.,
a. 
out of its sheath
a naked sword
b. 
without grass, vegetation, etc.
c. 
without furnishing, decoration, etc.
a naked wall
5. 
without additions, ornaments, disguises, or embellishments; plain; stark
the naked truth
6. 
without the aid of a microscope, telescope, etc.
the naked eye
7.  Botany
without leaves, corolla, ovary, perianth, etc.
8.  Law
lacking a necessary condition; invalid
a naked contract
9.  Zoology
without hair, scales, feathers, shell, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Nakedness

see synonyms of nakedness
adj.
1. Having no clothing on the body; nude.
2. Having no covering, especially the usual one: a naked sword.
3. Devoid of vegetation, trees, or foliage: the naked ground; naked tree limbs.
4. Being without addition, concealment, disguise, or embellishment: the naked facts; naked ambition.
5. Devoid of a specified quality, characteristic, or element: a look that was naked of all pretense.
6. Exposed to harm; vulnerable: "naked to mine enemies" (Shakespeare).
7. Botany
a. Not enclosed in an ovary: naked seeds.
b. Unprotected by scales: naked buds.
c. Lacking a perianth: naked flowers.
d. Without leaves or pubescence: naked stalks.
8. Zoology Lacking outer covering such as scales, fur, feathers, or a shell.

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