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Added 10 October 2026

nakedness

noun

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The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness.

Origin

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

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