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naked

/ˈneɪ.kɪd/

Translations

nakedadjective

more naked

Comp.

most naked

Super.

/ˈneɪ.kɪd/

The naked branches of the trees were visible after the leaves had fallen.

Les branches nues des arbres étaient visibles après la chute des feuilles.

nuAu sens de « sans dissimulation », « exposé ».

The naked truth about the situation was hard to accept.

La vérité nue sur la situation était difficile à accepter.

nuAu sens de « vulnérable », « sans protection ».

The soldiers felt naked without their protective gear.

Les soldats se sentaient nus sans leur équipement de protection.

Additional translations

brutAu sens de « sans embellissement », « tel quel ».

nuDans l’expression figée « à l’œil nu ».

nuAu sens financier de « non couvert », « à découvert ».

Synonyms

Antonyms

nakednoun

naked

/ˈneɪkɪd/

Used only with the definite article and treated as a plural noun referring collectively to people without clothes.

nusNom substantivé : « les personnes nues ».

A charity distributed blankets to the naked during the cold night.

Une association a distribué des couvertures aux nus pendant la nuit froide.

Synonyms

nude

the nude

nudes

starkers

naked person

Definitions

nakedadjective

Without clothing or covering; bare.

The naked branches of the trees were visible after the leaves had fallen.

Lacking any concealment or disguise; exposed.

The naked truth about the situation was hard to accept.

Without any addition, adornment, or embellishment; plain or unadorned.

He presented the naked facts without any attempt at sugar-coating.

Vulnerable or defenseless.

The soldiers felt naked without their protective gear.

Unaided by optical instruments; visible or perceivable solely with the eye.

Under dark skies the Andromeda Galaxy is visible to the naked eye.

(Finance) Of a trading or investment position, not protected by an offsetting hedge or collateral; uncovered.

Naked short selling is banned because it leaves buyers exposed to unlimited risk.

nakednoun

People who are not wearing clothes (used with the definite article).

A charity distributed blankets to the naked during the cold night.