NAIVETE
Na`ïve`té", n. Etym: [F. See Naïve, and cf. Nativity.]
Defn: Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness;
artlessness.
A story which pleases me by its naïveté — that is, by its
unconscious ingenuousness. De Quincey.
NAIVETY
Na"ïve`ty
Defn: , n. Naïveté. Carlyle.
NAKE
Nake
Defn: ,v.t. To make naked. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Come, be ready, nake your swords. Old Play.
NAKED Na"ked, a. Etym: [AS. nacod; akin to D. naakt, G. nackt, OHG. nacchot, nahhot, Icel. nökvi, nakinn, Sw. naken, Dan. nögen, Goth. naqa, Lith. n, Russ. nagii, L. nudus, Skr. nagna. sq. root266. Cf. Nude.]
1. Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.
2. Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed;
defenseless.
Thy power is full naked. Chaucer.
Behold my bosom naked to your swords. Addison.
3. Unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare. Patriots who had exposed themselves for the public, and whom they say now left naked. Milton.