Bareness — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Related Entry: Bare (adjective)

Bare is a different word from Bareness. The synonyms below are for bare, not for bareness.

1. being this and no more

   "impoverished people who can no longer afford the bare necessities"

   similar: mere, very
   related: absolute, all-out, arrant, out-and-out, outright, pure, sheer, simple, stark, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, alone, lone, only, singular, sole, solitary, solo, unique

2. free from all additions or embellishment

   "do you want to know the bare truth?"

   similar: bald, naked, plain, plain-vanilla, simple, unadorned, undecorated, unembellished, unornamented, unvarnished
   related: denuded, divested, stripped, au naturel, earthy, elemental, homely, natural, unsophisticated, forthright, honest, modest, unpretentious, clean, antiseptic, austere, bleak, severe, spartan, stark, minimalist, inconspicuous, muted, restrained, sober, subdued, toned (down), unobtrusive, conservative, quiet, understated
   opposite: adorned, decorated, embellished, fancy, ornamented
   near: flamboyant, flashy, garish, gaudy, glittery, glitzy, loud, ostentatious, showy, splashy, swank, tawdry, bedizened, florid, lurid, exaggerated, overdecorated, overdone, overwrought, baroque, elaborate, extravagant, ornate, rococo, appareled, arrayed, bedecked, decked-out, dressed, embroidered, garnished, trimmed

3. lacking a usual or natural covering

   "the ground was bare, without a trace of grass"

   similar: bald, denuded, exposed, naked, open, peeled, stripped, uncovered
   related: displayed, revealed, hairless, shaven, disrobed, unclad, unclothed, undressed, furless, skinned, divested, unprotected
   opposite: covered
   near: mantled, overgrown, overrun, overspread, bearded, hairy

4. lacking or shed of clothing

   "the toddler liked to run around bare"

   similar: au naturel, bottomless, disrobed, mother-naked, naked, nude, raw, starkers (chiefly British), stripped, unclad, unclothed, undressed, in the altogether, in the buff, in the nude, in the raw, stark naked
   related: seminude, topless, denuded, peeled, unveiled
   opposite: appareled, attired, clad, clothed, dressed, garbed, invested, robed, suited
   near: covered, veiled, arrayed, caparisoned, decked (out), rigged (out), tricked (out), vested, decent

5. lacking contents that could or should be present

   "the cupboard was bare—not a thing to eat"

   similar: blank, clean, devoid, empty, stark, toom (chiefly Scottish), vacant, vacuous, void
   related: barren, hollow, available, clear, free, open, unfilled, unfurnished, unattended, uninhabited, unoccupied, abandoned, deserted, emptied, forsaken, vacated, depleted, drained, dry, exhausted
   opposite: full
   near: complete, replete, furnished, provided, supplied, filled, occupied, flush, overflowing, packed, teeming

6. utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected

   "the cupboard was bare of baking supplies"

   similar: bankrupt, barren, bereft, destitute, devoid, void
   related: blank, empty, innocent, stark, vacant, wanting, deficient, fragmental, fragmentary, incomplete, insufficient, partial, short, absent, missing
   opposite: filled, flush, fraught, full, replete, rife
   near: furnished, provided, supplied, brimming, bulging, bursting, chock-full, crammed, crowded, fat, jammed, jam-packed, loaded, packed, saturated, stuffed, abounding, swarming, teeming, thick, thronging