nakedness
Variant of naked
na·ked (nā′kid)
adjective
- completely unclothed; bare; nude
- uncovered; exposed: said of parts of the body
- lacking clothing, means of support, etc.; destitute
- without protection or defense
- without conventional or usual covering; specif.,
- out of its sheath a naked sword
- without grass, vegetation, etc.
- without furnishing, decoration, etc. a naked wall
- without additions, ornaments, disguises, or embellishments; plain; stark the naked truth
- without the aid of a microscope, telescope, etc. the naked eye
- Bot. without leaves, corolla, ovary, perianth, etc.
- Law lacking a necessary condition; invalid a naked contract
- Zool. without hair, scales, feathers, shell, etc.
Etymology: ME < OE nacod, akin to Ger nackt < IE base *nogw-, naked > Sans nagná-, L nudus
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nakedness
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Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
The Pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God. The nakedness of woman is the work of God.
Fig leaves of democratic procedure to hide the nakedness of Stalinist dictatorship.
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