bare

/ˈber/

Middle English, from Old English bær; akin to Old High German bar naked, Lithuanian basas barefoot

adjective

  1. lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering

  2. lacking clothing

  3. bareheaded

bare naked nude bald barren mean deprived of naturally or conventionally appropriate covering. bare implies the removal of what is additional, superfluous, ornamental, or dispensable. naked suggests absence of protective or ornamental covering but may imply a state of nature, of destitution, or of defenselessness.

verb

  1. to make or lay (something) bare : uncover