bare — adj 1 Bare, naked, nude, bald, barren are comparable when they mean destitute or divested of the naturally or conventionally appropriate covering or clothing. Bare strongly suggests the removal or, often, the rejection of something additional,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bare — bare1 [ber] adj. barer, barest [ME bar < OE bær < IE * bhoso s < ? base * bhes , to rub off > SAND] 1. a) without the natural or customary covering [bare wooden floors] b) without clothing; naked [bare legs] … English World dictionary
Nude — (n[=u]d), a. [L. nudus. See {Naked}.] 1. Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Naked; without consideration; void; as, a nude contract. See {Nudum pactum}. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] {The nude}, the undraped … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
naked — (adj.) O.E. nacod nude, bare; empty, also not fully clothed, from P.Gmc. *nakwathaz (Cf. O.Fris. nakad, M.Du. naket, Du. naakt, O.H.G. nackot, Ger. nackt, O.N. nökkviðr, O.Swed. nakuþer, Goth. naqaþs naked ), from PIE root … Etymology dictionary
nude — adj *bare, naked, bald, barren Antonyms: clothed … New Dictionary of Synonyms
naked — adjective 1) naked sunbathers Syn: nude, bare, in the nude, stark naked, having nothing on, stripped, unclothed, undressed; informal without a stitch on, in one s birthday suit, in the buff, in the raw, in the altogether, buck naked, butt naked,… … Thesaurus of popular words
bare — I. adjective (barer; barest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bær; akin to Old High German bar naked, Lithuanian basas barefoot Date: before 12th century 1. a. lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering b. (1) lacking clothing … New Collegiate Dictionary
nude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. naked, stripped, bare, unclad, unclothed, exposed, [in the] raw (inf.). See divestment. Ant., clothed. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. naked, stripped, unclothed, bare; see naked 1 . See Synonym Study… … English dictionary for students
bare — 1. adjective /beə(r)/ a) Minimal; that is or are just sufficient. the bare necessities b) Naked, uncovered. Dont show your bare backside in public. Syn: mere … Wiktionary
bare — I UK [beə(r)] / US [ber] adjective Word forms bare : adjective bare comparative barer superlative barest ** 1) a part of your body that is bare is not covered by any clothes. When someone is not wearing any clothes at all, they are naked or nude… … English dictionary
naked — adjective Syn: nude, bare, in the nude, stark naked, having nothing on, stripped, unclothed, undressed; informal without a stitch on, in one s birthday suit, in the raw/buff, in the altogether; Brit.; informal starkers; N.Amer.; informal buck… … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
