adjective

1. 1. completely unclothed; bare; nude
   2. 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.,
   1. out of its sheath a naked sword
   2. without grass, vegetation, etc.
   3. 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. Bot. without leaves, corolla, ovary, perianth, etc.
8. Law lacking a necessary condition; invalid a naked contract
9. Zool. without hair, scales, feathers, shell, etc.

Etymology: ME < OE nacod, akin to Ger nackt < IE base *nogw-, naked > Sans nagná-, L nudus