bareness
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bare/beə(r)/
▶adjective
- 1 (of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.
■ without the appropriate or usual covering or contents: bare floorboards.
■ (bare of) without.
- 2 without elaboration; basic.
■ only just sufficient: a bare majority.
– phrases
the bare bones the essential components or aspects.
bare one's teeth show one's teeth, typically when angry.
with one's bare hands without using tools or weapons.
the bare bones the essential components or aspects.
bare one's teeth show one's teeth, typically when angry.
with one's bare hands without using tools or weapons.
– derivatives
bareness noun.
bareness noun.
– origin OE bær (n.), barian (v.), of Gmc origin.
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