Meaning

noun the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind

noun a bleak and desolate atmosphere

noun characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive

originFrom Middle English nakednesse, from Old English nacodnes (“nakedness”); equivalent to naked + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian neakenens (“nakedness”).

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