unclad

/'ʌn'klæd/

Thân thiện

The model stands unclad for the art class.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not wearing any clothes; naked: Describes a person or being that is completely without clothing.
   • Stripped of a covering; bare: Can describe an object or surface that has been exposed or laid bare, often by removing a protective layer.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The sunbathers were unclad on the private beach. (The sunbathers were not wearing any clothes on the private beach.)
  • The unclad wires posed a serious electrical hazard. (The wires, stripped of their insulation, posed a serious electrical hazard.)

Advanced Usage

• Literary/Formal Context: "Unclad" is often used in literary, formal, or euphemistic contexts rather than in everyday conversation, where "naked" or "bare" are more common.
  • The statue depicted the unclad form of a Greek goddess. (The statue depicted the naked form of a Greek goddess.)

Variants and Related Words

• Unclothe (verb): To remove the clothing or covering from.
  • He unclothed the mannequin to change its outfit.
• Clad (adjective): Wearing clothes or covered with a material. This is the direct antonym.
  • The hikers were clad in waterproof jackets.

Synonyms

• Naked: Having no clothes on.
• Bare: Without the usual or appropriate covering.
• Nude: A term often used in artistic or clinical contexts to mean unclothed.
• Undressed: Not wearing clothes.

Antonyms

• Clad: Wearing clothes.
• Clothed: Dressed.
• Covered: Having a cover or layer over something.

Notes on Meaning

• The primary and most common meaning of "unclad" refers to a person without clothing.
• The secondary meaning, referring to objects stripped of a covering (like unclad wires), is also correct but less frequent. In this sense, it is synonymous with "exposed" or "bare."

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having removed clothing

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unappareled
• unattired
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