Naked vs Nakey - What's the difference?
naked | nakey |
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)
(informal, or, childish, or, endearing) naked
* {{quote-book
, year=2007
, author=Nick Smith
, title=Undead on Arrival
, publisher=Luath Press Ltd.
, page=92
, passage="'You may be used to parading nakey in front of strangers, but I'm not.'"}}
* {{quote-book
, year=2009
, author=Jean Montgomery
, title=A Field of Angels
, publisher=iUniverse
, page=19
, passage="'Well hello my nakey baby. Where are your pajamas?'"}}
* {{quote-book
, year=2012
, author=Deborah St.Hilaire
, title=Divalution: The Evolution and Revolution of the Diva
, publisher=AuthorHouse
, page=73
, passage="New rule of thumb: The older you get, the more you should cover but you can always be nakey at home."}}
As adjectives the difference between naked and nakey
is that naked is not wearing any clothes; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples while nakey is naked.As a verb naked
is past tense of nake.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.