bareness


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bare 1

(bâr)
adj. bar·er, bar·est
1. Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing; naked: a bare arm.
2. Exposed to view; undisguised: bare fangs.
3. Lacking the usual furnishings, equipment, or decoration: bare walls.
4. Having no addition, adornment, or qualification: the bare facts.
5. Just sufficient; mere: the bare necessities.
6. Obsolete Bareheaded.
tr.v. bared, bar·ing, bares
1. To make bare; uncover or reveal: bared their heads; baring secrets.
2. To expose: The dog bared its teeth.
[Middle English bar, from Old English bær; see bhoso- in Indo-European roots.]
bare′ness n.

bare 2

(bâr)
v. Archaic
A past tense of bear 1.
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Bareness

  1. Bare as the back of my hand —John Ray’s Proverbs
  2. As naked as the last leftover clap in a theatre —Joe Coomer
  3. Bare as a birch at Christmas —Sir Walter Scott

    Scott used this in both The Fortunes of Nigel and Quentin Durward.

  4. Bare as a bird’s tail —Edward Ward
  5. Bare as a newly shorn sheep —John Lydgate

    The simile has been modernized from “Bare as a sheep that is but newe shorn.”

  6. (There she was, on the bed beside me, as) bare-assed as Eve in Eden —George Garrett
  7. Bare as shame —Algernon Charles Swinburne
  8. Bare as winter trees —William Wordsworth
  9. Bare like a carcass picked by crows —Jonathan Swift
  10. More desolate than the wilderness —The Holy Bible/Ezekiel
  11. Naked as an egg —F. van Wyck Mason
  12. Naked as a peach pit —Helen Dudar, Wall Street Journal, November 26, 1986

    Even writers not given to using similes often use them as attention-grabbers at the beginning of an article, as Helen Dudar did to introduce her subject, novelist Paget Powell.

  13. Naked as a stone —Angela Carter
  14. Naked as a table cloth —Frank O’Hara
  15. Naked as a weather report —Robert Traver
  16. Naked as rain —Wallace Stevens
  17. Nude as fruit on limb —George Garrett
  18. (Voice wearing) raw as a rubbed heel —Sharon Sheehe Stark
  19. (I’m simply against) showing girls as if they were pork chops —Germaine Greer on Playmate features in Playboy Magazine, January, 1972
  20. Standing naked as a dead man’s shadow —A. D. Winans
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:bareness - a bleak and desolate atmosphere]bareness - a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape"
gloominess, glumness, gloom - an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office"
2. [画像:bareness - the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)]bareness - the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)
nakedness, nudeness, nudity - the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
3. [画像:bareness - an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation]bareness - an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation; "I was struck by the starkness of my father's room"
plainness - the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
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bareness

noun
The state of being without clothes:
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Translations
عُرْي
holostnahota
nøgenhed
csupaszság
çıplaklık

bareness

[ˈbɛənɪs] N
1. (= nakedness) → desnudez f
2. (= emptiness) [of room] → lo vacío ; [of wall, tree] → desnudez f; [of landscape] → desnudez f, lo pelado
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bareness

n → Nacktheit f; (of person also) → Blöße f; (of trees, countryside) → Kahlheit f; (of room, garden) → Leere f; (of style) → Nüchternheit f
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bareness

[ˈbɛənɪs] n → nudità
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bare

(beə) adjective
1. uncovered or naked. bare skin; bare floors. kaal عارٍ ، بِدون ألبِسه гол nu nahý, holý bloß nøgen; bar γυμνός, ακάλυπτος desnudo, descubierto paljas لخت؛ برهنه paljas nu חשוף, ערום अनावृत gol meztelen telanjang ber, nakinn nudo 裸の 나체의 nuogas, plikas kails; neapsegts terdedah bloot bar, naken goły, nagi لوڅ، لغړ، بربنډ، څرګند، ايستلى (لكه توره له تيكې څخه)، تش لاسى (بې وسيلې)، شړيدلى (لكه كالى) nu gol, neacoperit голый nahý, holý gol go bar, naken, kal เปลือยเปล่า çıplak 無遮蔽的,赤裸的 оголений; голий ننگا ، برہنہ trần truồng 无遮蔽的,赤裸的
2. empty. bare shelves. kaal, leeg فارِغ، خاوٍ празен vazio prázdný leer tom, nøgen άδειος vacío tühi خالی tyhjä vide ריק खाली prazan üres kosong auður, tómur vuoto からの 텅 빈 tuščias tukšs kosong leeg tom, øde pusty تش، خالى، خوشى vazio gol пустой prázdny prazen prazan tom โล่ง boş, bomboş 空的 порожній خالی trống không 空的
3. of trees etc, without leaves. kaal مُجَرَّد، بِدون أوراق без листа despido holý kahl nøgen που δεν έχει φύλλα (για δέντρα) desnudo, pelado raagus, lehtedeta بی برگ lehdetön dénudé עָרוֹם מְעָלִים, בַּשָׁלֶכֶת खाली ogoljen csupasz meranggas, gundul gróðurlaus, laufvana spoglio 葉のない 잎이 다 떨어진 nuogas, be lapų kails; bez lapām gondol kaal naken, uten løv/nåler ogołocony بي پاڼو despido desfrunzit голый holý gol ogoljen kal ไม่มีใบ yapraksız, çıplak 光禿的 голий بغیر پتوں کے درخت trơ trụi 光秃的
4. worn thin. The carpet is a bit bare. dun مُهْتَرئ изтъркан gasto odřený dünn slidt τριμμένος, φθαρμένος desgastado, usado kulunud کهنه؛ نخ نما ohueksi kulunut usé שחוק घिस जाना istanjen kopott aus snjáður, slitinn consumato, logoro すり切れた 닳아 해진 prasitrynęs apvalkāts; nodilis nipis kaal slitt przetarty لرغونی ، زوړ gasto ros, tocit потёртый zodratý obrabljen luggsliten เก่าจนเสื่อม havı dökülmüş 磨薄的,磨損的 витертий, вичовганий پتلا ، مہین mòn 磨薄的,磨损的
5. basic; essential. the bare necessities of life. allernodigste أساسي، ضَروري основем básico základní bloß basal; grundlæggende στοιχειώδης básico, esencial põhi- ابتدایی؛ ضروری perus- essentiel בסיסי मात्र puki puszta pokok nauðsynlegur semplice, minimo かろうじての 기본적인 pagrindinis minimāls hidup besahaja essentieel grunnleggende, nødvendig podstawowy مهم، لومړني básico esenţial, de bază насущный základný osnoven osnovni grundläggande พื้นฐาน temel, en gerekli 基本的 мізерний بنیادی ، ضروری tối thiểu 基本的
verb
to uncover. The dog bared its teeth in anger. tande gewys يَكْشِف عَن، يَحْسِر оголвам mostrar odhalit, odkrýt entblößen afsløre; blotlægge; vise tænder γυμνώνω, φανερώνω mostrar, descubrir paljastama آشکار کردن؛ نشان دادن paljastaa montrer לַחשוֹף अनावृत करना iskeziti kitakar memperlihatkan sÿna, bera, afhjúpa mostrare, scoprire むき出しにする 드러내다 apnuoginti atsegt; atklāt menyeringaikan giginya ontbloten blotte, legge bar obnażyć په ډاگه كول، څرگندول mostrar a scoate la iveală оголять odhaliť; vyceriť pokazati iskeziti blotta เผยให้เห็น üstünü açmak, örtüsünü çıkarmak 裸露 вишкірити نمایاں کرنا bóc trần; để lộ 露出
ˈbarely adverb
scarcely or only just. We have barely enough food. skaars بِالكاد، بالجُهْد едва mal sotva kaum knap; knap nok μόλις apenas hädavaevalt ناچیز؛ به سختی juuri ja juuri tout juste בקושי मुश्किल से jedva alig hampir tidak naumlega a mala pena かろうじて 겨우 tik, vos tik tikko secukupnya amper bare så vidt, akkurat, så vidt nok ledwie په بربنډه بڼه، په سادګى، په ښكاره توګه، ايله بيله، لږ شانته، نه دومره mal numai, doar едва sotva, tak-tak komaj jedva nätt och jämnt เกือบไม่พอ ancak, zar zor 勉強 тільки; ледве محض ، بمشکل vừa vặn 勉强
ˈbareness noun
naaktheid عُرْي голота nudez holost; nahota die Nacktheit nøgenhed γύμνια desnudez alastus عریانی؛ لختی alastomuus nudité עירום नंगापन golotinja, nagost meztelenség, csupaszság ketelanjangan klæðleysi; nekt; gróðurleysi; íburðarleysi nudità 裸 발가벗음 plikumas, nuogumas kailums terdedah blootheid, kaalheid nakenhet nagość بربنډي nudez goliciune нагота nahota golota ogoljenost ödslighet, tomhet ความว่างเปล่า çıplaklık 赤裸 бідність, убогість عریانی sự trơ trụi 赤裸
ˈbareback adverb, adjective
without a saddle. I enjoy riding bareback. bloots غَيْر مُسْرَج، عاري الظَّهْر без седло sem sela bez sedla ungesattelt uden saddel χωρίς σέλα a pelo sadulata بدون زین satulatta à nu לְלֹא אוּכַּף बिना जीन कसे घोड़े पर bez sedla szőrén tanpa pelana berbakt senza sella, a pelo 裸馬で 안장 없는 be balno neapseglots (par zirgu) tanpa pelana zonder zadel uten sal na oklep پرته له زين sem sela fără şa без седла bez sedla brez sedla bez sedla barbacka หลังม้าที่ไม่มีอาน eyersiz 無馬鞍地(的) без сідла, неосідланий ننگی پیٹھ (گھوڑے کی) không có yên 无马鞍地(的)
ˈbarefaced adjective
openly impudent. a barefaced lie. onbeskaamd عَديم الحَياء، صَفيقُ الوَجْه безсрамен descarado nestoudný, nezakrytý unverschämt åbenlys; skamløs κατάφωρος descarado häbitu بی شرم؛ وقیح röyhkeä impudent חצוף निर्लज्ज bezočan arcátlan terang-terangan, tak tahu malu óskammfeilinn sfacciato 厚かましい 공공연한 begėdiškas, įžūlus nekaunīgs tidak tahu malu schaamteloos skamløs; grepet på fersk gjerning bezczelny بي شرم descarado neruşinat наглый bezočivý nesramen bezočan oblyg, skamlös, fräck ซึ่ง ๆ หน้า yüzsüz, arsız 公然的,厚顏無恥的 безсоромний ڈھیٹ ، بےشرم trơ tráo 公然的,无耻的
ˈbarefoot(ed) adjective, adverb
not wearing shoes or socks etc. The children go barefoot on the beach. kaalvoet حافي القَدَميْن бос descalço bosý barfuß barfodet ξυπόλυτος descalzo paljajalu پابرهنه paljain jaloin nu-pieds יחף खाली पांव bosonog, bosonogo mezítláb telanjang kaki, tanpa sepatu atau sandal berfættur scalzo はだしの 맨발의 basas baskājains; ar basām kājām kaki ayam blootsvoets barbeint bosy, boso پښي ايبلي (لوڅي) descalço desculţ босои; босиком bosý bos bos barfota เท้าเปล่า yalın ayak, çıplak ayaklı/ayakla 赤腳的 босоногий, босоніж ننگے پاؤں chân trần 赤脚的
ˌbareˈheaded adjective, adverb
not wearing a hat etc. kaalkop, blootshoof مَكْشوف الرأس гологлав cabeça descoberta s nepokrytou hlavou; prostovlasý barhäuptig barhovedet ξεσκούφωτος con la cabeza descubierta, sin sombrero paljapäi بی کلاه paljain päin nu-tête גְלוּי רֹאש खाली सिर gologlav, gologlavo fedetlen fejű tanpa tutup kepala berhöfða a capo scoperto 帽子なしの 맨머리의 vienplaukis ar kailu galvu tidak bertopi blootshoofds barhodet z odkrytą głową لوڅ سر em cabelo cu capul gol с непокрытой головой prostovlasý gologlav gologlav barhuvad ไม่ใส่หมวก başı açık, şapkasız 沒戴帽的(地) з непокритою головою ننگے سر đầu trần 不戴帽子的(地)
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