Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely naked: The word "starkers" is a British informal term meaning completely undressed, without any clothes on. It emphasizes the state of being totally bare or exposed.

Usage

• "Starkers" is used informally, primarily in British English, to describe someone who is completely naked. It is often used humorously or emphatically.
• It typically follows a linking verb like "be" or "go."
• Example: (This describes him being completely naked after swimming.)

Examples

• Adjective:
  • She was dancing around the room starkers. (She was dancing around the room completely naked.)
  • I can't believe he answered the door starkers! (I can't believe he answered the door while completely naked.)
  • The model posed starkers for the art class. (The model posed completely naked for the art class.)

Advanced Usage

• "go starkers": To become completely naked, often suddenly or impulsively.
  • When the fire alarm went off, he went starkers and ran outside. (When the fire alarm sounded, he became completely naked and ran outside.)

Variants and Related Words

• Stark naked (adjective phrase): The more standard phrase meaning completely naked, from which "starkers" is derived.
  • He was standing there stark naked. (He was standing there completely naked.)

Synonyms

• Nude: Being without clothing, often used in formal or artistic contexts.
• Bare: Uncovered, exposed; can refer to body parts or being without clothes.
• In the buff (idiomatic, informal): Completely naked.

Antonyms

• Clothed: Wearing clothes.
• Dressed: Having clothes on.

Related Idioms

• In one's birthday suit (idiom, humorous): A playful way to say completely naked.
  • The toddler ran through the house in his birthday suit. (The toddler ran through the house completely naked.)

Adjective

1. (British informal) stark naked