unclad
/'ʌn'klæd/
Definition
- 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."
Adjective
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having removed clothing
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