bare, naked, nude, bald, barren mean deprived of naturally or conventionally appropriate covering.
bare implies the removal of what is additional, superfluous, ornamental, or dispensable.
an apartment with bare walls
naked suggests absence of protective or ornamental covering but may imply a state of nature, of destitution, or of defenselessness.
poor half-naked children
nude applies especially to the unclothed human figure.
a nude model posing for art students
bald implies actual or seeming absence of natural covering and may suggest a conspicuous bareness.
a bald mountain peak
barren often suggests aridity or impoverishment or sterility.
barren plains
Example Sentences
He was naked from the waist up. had recurrent nightmares about being naked in public
Recent Examples on the WebBut when Yuji Okumoto learned that the writers wanted his character to get naked in season 5 of Cobra Kai, the actor wasn't sure his actual cheeks were camera-ready. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022 Far too many people -- overwhelmingly women, children, and LGBTQ individuals -- suffer grievously when photographs of their naked bodies are shared or posted online, often with identifying information. Danielle Keats Citron, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022 Police found Bhasin naked from the waist down in a car nearby and quickly arrested him. Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2022 There are much more benefits to using a case for iPhone as opposed to carrying a naked iPhone around. Chris Hachey, BGR, 14 Sep. 2022 My book was such a naked ventilation of my vulnerabilities and neuroses that still possessing a sheepishness about my teeth felt inane. Damon Young, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 Virginia police have arrested the naked madman accused of a string of attacks and abduction attempts against women and girls along the popular Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail over the past several weeks. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2022 Also, in 2012, Ayers was arrested for masturbating while standing naked on his apartment's balcony located at Clough Pike in Cincinnati.The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 Police say Michael Tew, 62, was seen driving naked while touching himself on Sept. 2, according to a police news release. Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English nacod; akin to Old High German nackot naked, Latin nudus, Greek gymnos
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of naked was before the 12th century