nakedness
noun
nakedness is spelled N-A-K-E-D-N-E-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nakedness means “The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nakedness is nakednesses.
How many letters and syllables are in nakedness?
| Letters | 9: N-A-K-E-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nakedness?
Nakedness appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nakedness?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nakedness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nakedness
- nakednesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nakedness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nakedness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being naked:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nakedness come from?
From Middle English nakednesse, from Old English nacodnes (“nakedness”); equivalent to naked + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian neakenens (“nakedness”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).