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naked
What does naked mean?
naked (adjective): bare, not covered by clothing.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce naked?
/ˈneɪkəd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does naked come from?
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”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to naked
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “naked” mean?
ruling; governing; prevailing
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characteristic of the present
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having no personal preference
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bare, not covered by clothing
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