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stark-naked

stark-nak·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stahrk ney-kid]
    • /stɑrk ˈneɪ kɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stahrk ney-kid]
    • /stɑrk ˈneɪ kɪd/

Definition of stark-naked word

  • adjective stark-naked absolutely naked. 1
Just one definition for stark-naked

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Origin of stark-naked

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; stark + naked; replacing start-naked (start, Middle English; Old English steort tail; cognate with Dutch staart, Old High German sterz, Old Norse stertr)

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Parts of speech for Stark-naked

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Stark-naked

stark-naked popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for stark-naked

adj stark-naked

  • au naturel — naked; nude
  • buck naked — Someone who is buck naked is not wearing any clothes at all.
  • dishabille — the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
  • in the altogether — wholly; entirely; completely; quite: altogether fitting.
  • in the buff — naked

adjective stark-naked

  • altogether — You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely.
  • bared — without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs.
  • covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
  • denuded — to make naked or bare; strip: The storm completely denuded the trees.
  • disrobed — Simple past tense and past participle of disrobe.
All 17 Synonyms of stark-naked

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