Word Study
nakedness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nakedness has 3 senses
- nakedness(n = noun.state) nudeness, nudity - the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind; Array is a kind of condition, status
- nakedness(n = noun.state) bareness, bleakness, desolation - a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape" is a kind of gloom, gloominess, glumness
- nakedness(n = noun.attribute) openness - characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive; Array is a kind of sociability, sociableness
has particulars: nude, altogether, birthday suit, raw, undress, bareness
Derived forms adjective naked1, adjective naked5, adjective naked2
Derived form adjective naked4
CIDE DICTIONARY
nakedness, n.
- The condition of being naked. [1913 Webster]
- The privy parts; the genitals. [1913 Webster]"Ham . . . saw the nakedness of his father." [1913 Webster]
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