NAKEDNESS

openness, nakedness

(noun) characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one’s actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive

nakedness, nudity, nudeness

(noun) the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind

bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness

(noun) a bleak and desolate atmosphere; “the nakedness of the landscape”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nakedness (usually uncountable, plural nakednesses)

The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness.

Synonyms

• nakedhood (rare)

• nudity

Source: Wiktionary


Na"ked*ness, n.

1. The condition of being naked.

2. (Script.)

Definition: The privy parts; the genitals. Ham ... saw the nakedness of his father. Gen. ix. 22.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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