Naked vs Clothes - What's the difference?
naked | clothes |
Not wearing any clothes; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
Glib, without decoration, put bluntly.
Unprotected; (by extension) without a condom.
Uncomfortable; as if missing something important.
(nake)
(plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=6 (obsolete) .
The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
* Prior
As verbs the difference between naked and clothes
is that naked is (nake) while clothes is (clothe).As an adjective naked
is not wearing any clothes; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.As a noun clothes is
(plural only) items of clothing; apparel.naked
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More at (m).Adjective
(en adjective)- She was as naked as the day she was born.
- This is the naked truth.
- The naked facts lay there on the table, enclosed within the files.
- The tendrils of the naked flame stretched into the skies.
- I entered her naked and came in her too.
- I feel naked without my mobile phone.
Synonyms
* bare, nude, starkers, unclad, unclothed, butt-naked, bareassed, birthday suit, showing skin, barefoot * See also * (without a condom)Derived terms
* naked ape * naked eye * naked flame * naked truth * half-naked, half naked * semi-nakedEtymology 2
See (nake) (verb)Verb
(head)Anagrams
* (l), (l)clothes
English
Etymology 1
(etyl)Noun
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- She turned each way her frighted head, / Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes .
