English → Latin
“naked” in Latin
nūdusunclothed, nude, naked; stripped, deprived, destitute; defenceless, helpless, unarmedaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear; to make visible, discover, show, reveal, lay open; to unclose, open, break integōto cover; to protectsēminūdushalf-naked, seminude
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
naked
nudus (like γυμνός, uncovered and unprotected): apertus (without covering; opposed to tectus: post-Augustan, inopertus): non tectus (post-Augustan, intectus). Half naked, seminudus: a naked sword, ensis nudus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for naked?
- The usual Latin words for “naked” are nūdus, aperiō, integō; also sēminūdus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.