mother-naked
/'mʌðə'neikid/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely naked, as naked as a newborn baby: The term "mother-naked" describes a state of total nudity, emphasizing a complete lack of clothing, akin to how a person is at the moment of birth.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The lost hiker was found mother-naked, having discarded his wet, torn clothes in the forest.
- In the ancient ritual, the initiates would stand mother-naked before the priestess.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke a primal, vulnerable, or natural state, rather than in everyday conversation. It carries a stronger, more vivid connotation than simply "naked" or "nude."
Variants and Related Words
- Naked (adj): Wearing no clothes; nude. (A more common and general term).
- Nude (adj): Being without clothing; naked. (Often used in artistic or formal contexts).
- Bare (adj): Without the usual covering or clothing; exposed. (Can refer to body parts or objects).
Synonyms
- Stark naked: Completely and obviously naked.
- In the buff: (Informal) Completely naked.
- In one's birthday suit: (Humorous) Completely naked.
- Unclothed: Not wearing clothes.
Idioms and Phrases
- As naked as the day one was born: An idiom with a nearly identical meaning to "mother-naked," emphasizing birth and complete nudity.
- After the shipwreck, he washed ashore as naked as the day he was born.
Adjective
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as naked as at birth
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