noun |
adj |
verb |
adv |
(adj) unembellished, unornamented, plain, spare
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
a plain hair style; unembellished white walls; functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
lacking in amplitude or quantity
a bare livelihood; a scanty harvest; a spare diet
(adj) nude, naked, au naturel
completely unclothed
bare bodies; naked from the waist up; a nude model
(adj) stripped
having everything extraneous removed including contents
the bare walls; the cupboard was bare
(adj) desolate, bleak, barren, stark
providing no shelter or sustenance
bare rocky hills; barren lands; the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes; the desolate surface of the moon; a stark landscape
(adj) unfinished
lacking a surface finish such as paint
bare wood; unfinished furniture
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
only the bare facts; shocked by the mere idea; the simple passage of time was enough; the simple truth
(adj) unsheathed
not having a protective covering
unsheathed cables; a bare blade
(adj) marginal
just barely adequate or within a lower limit
a bare majority; a marginal victory
(verb) strip, denudate, denude
lay bare
denude a forest
(verb) publicise, publicize, air
make public
She aired her opinions on welfare