naked

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective completely unclothed
  2. adjective having no protecting or concealing cover; - Shakespeare
  3. adjective (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument

Etymology

From Middle English naked, from Old English nacod, from Proto-West Germanic *nak(k)wad, from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“naked”). Doublet of nude (remotely).

In classic literature

Synonyms

bare, au naturel, nude

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