being without clothing or covering; nude

naked children swimming in the lake.

without adequate clothing

a naked little beggar.

bare of any covering, overlying matter, vegetation, foliage, or the like

naked fields.

bare, stripped, or destitute (usually fol. by of )

The trees were suddenly naked of leaves.

without the customary covering, container, or protection

a naked sword; a naked flame.

without carpets, hangings, or furnishings, as rooms or walls.

(of the eye, sight, etc.) unassisted by a microscope, telescope, or other instrument

visible to the naked eye.

defenseless; unprotected; exposed

naked to invaders.

plain; simple; unadorned

the naked realities of the matter.

not accompanied or supplemented by anything else

a naked outline of the facts.

exposed to view or plainly revealed

the naked threat in the letter; a naked vein of coal.

plain-spoken; blunt

the naked truth.

Law . unsupported, as by authority or consideration

a naked promise.

Botany .

(of seeds) not enclosed in an ovary.

(of flowers) without a calyx or perianth.

(of stalks, branches, etc.) without leaves.

(of stalks, leaves, etc.) without hairs or pubescence.

Zoology . having no covering of hair, feathers, shell, etc.

adjective

clothed , hidden , private , secret

adjective

au naturel , bald , bare , bared , bare-skinned , barren , defenseless , denuded , disrobed , divested , exposed , helpless , in birthday suit , in dishabille , in the altogether , in the buff , in the raw , leafless , natural , nude , open , peeled , raw , stark-naked , stripped , threadbare , unclad , unclothed , unconcealed , uncovered , undraped , undressed , unprotected , unveiled , vulnerable , without a stitch , artless , blatant , disclosed , discovered , dry , matter-of-fact , obvious , overt , palpable , patent , plain , pure , revealed , sheer , simple , stark , unadorned , undisguised , unexaggerated , unmistakable , unqualified , unvarnished , denudate , dishabille , exact , literal , manifest , unattired , uncolored