·adj Mere; simple; plain.
II. Naked ·adj Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless.
III. Naked ·adj Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.
IV. Naked ·adj Unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of sustenance, ·etc.; destitute; unaided; bare.
V. Naked ·adj Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain.
VI. Naked ·adj Without pubescence; as, a naked leaf or stem; bare, or not covered by the customary parts, as a flower without a perianth, a stem without leaves, seeds without a pericarp, buds without bud scales.
VII. Naked ·adj Not having the full complement of tones;
— said of a chord of only two tones, which requires a third tone to be sounded with them to make the combination pleasing to the ear; as, a naked fourth or fifth.