stark-naked
Wearing absolutely nothing
Stark-naked means completely nude, without any clothing at all.
The *stark* intensifies the nakedness—not partially undressed but entirely bare: The toddler ran stark-naked through the sprinklers.
The phrase is emphatic where *naked* alone might be ambiguous.
Lacking any covering
- nudeUnclothed state
- unclothedLacking any garments
- strippedHad coverings removed
- undressedLacking garments or treatment
uncovered · birthday suit · in the buff · au naturel · disrobed · unadorned · revealed · exposed
Without means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- exposedOut in open
- helplessUnable to act independently
- openNot closed
unguarded · susceptible · laid bare · unshielded · transparent · candid · honest · raw
To the fullest extent
- utterlyTo the fullest extent
- absolutelyCompletely, without exception
- totallyTo the full extent
- entirelyTo the full extent
wholly · fully · thoroughly · plainly · obviously · blatantly · glaringly · unmistakably
bare
Lacking any covering
undressed · uncovered · birthday suit · in the buff · au naturel · disrobed · unadorned · revealed · exposed · starkers
defenseless
Without means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- exposedOut in open
- helplessUnable to act independently
open · unguarded · susceptible · laid bare · unshielded · transparent · candid · honest · raw · authentic
completely
To the fullest extent
- utterlyTo the fullest extent
- absolutelyCompletely, without exception
- totallyTo the full extent
entirely · wholly · fully · thoroughly · plainly · obviously · blatantly · glaringly · unmistakably · patently
stark-nakedfully dressed
covered · clothed · dressed · bundled up · covered up
stark-nakedmodest
Lacking in pretension
covered up · concealed · decent · buttoned-up · prim
stark, naked, starker, starkest, starkly, starkness, nakedly, nakedness