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NAKEDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive
Synonyms:
nakedness; openness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("nakedness" is a kind of...):
sociability; sociableness (the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows)
Derivation:
naked (devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("nakedness" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nakedness"):
nude (without clothing (especially in the phrase 'in the nude'))
altogether; birthday suit; raw (informal terms for nakedness)
undress (partial or complete nakedness)
bareness (the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body))
Derivation:
naked (completely unclothed)
naked (lacking any cover)
naked (having no protecting or concealing cover)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A bleak and desolate atmosphere
Example:
the nakedness of the landscape
Synonyms:
bareness; bleakness; desolation; nakedness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("nakedness" is a kind of...):
gloom; gloominess; glumness (an atmosphere of depression and melancholy)
