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bare

/bɛə(ɹ)/
Meanings
  • Adjective

    Unclothed or undressed

    - "The baby was born bare and crying."
    - "The hikers arrived at the campsite barefoot."
  • Adjective

    Devoid of something

    - "The room was bare of furniture."
    - "The truth was bare and unvarnished."
Pronunciation
  1. /bɛəɹ/



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  2. /bɛəɹ/



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  3. /bɛəɹ/



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Antonyms

covered , adorn , decorated , ornate , full , furnished , stocked , supplied , well-stocked , ample , plentiful , sufficient , covered , dressed , unexposed , cover , cover up , hide
Synonyms

empty , plain , unadorned , undecorated , empty , unfurnished , unstocked , unsupplied , mere , minimal , exposed , naked , nude , uncovered , undressed , despoiled , stripped , uncovered , expose , lay bare , reveal , show , uncover , brook , endure
Rhymes
Words rhyming with bare
barefoot , square root , fair share , prepare
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Bare (Irish) : Bear, carry

Variants
List of all variants of bare that leads to same result
bare , bareness , barenesses , barer , barest , bared , bares , baring , bear , bare-bones , bare bones , bare-handed , bare-knuckle , bare-knuckled , bare-knuckles , bare essentials , bare (it) all , bare all , bare it all , bare her soul , bare his soul , bare one's soul , bare their soul
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

Bares (Verb, Third Person Singular Present Tense), Bareness (Noun), Bared (Past Tense/Past Participle of Bare)

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English bearnan, meaning 'naked' or 'unclothed'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'barefoot' is derived from 'barefoot and unshod'.

  2. The term 'bare knuckle' comes from boxing matches where fighters do not wear gloves.

Related Concepts
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  1. Nudity: The state of being naked or unclothed.

  2. Simplicity: The quality of being unadorned or undecorated, with nothing extra or unnecessary.

Quotes
Quotes by authors and personalities

  1. The brittle-looking branches of "bare" trees reached up from the horizon, and smoke could be seen curling from the chimneys of the sturdy stone houses in the villages we passed through.

    - David McAninch,{it}Saveur{/it},November 2008

  2. The dining room is warm and comfortable in a quasi-Tuscan-villa style, with "bare" wood floors, mottled walls, … and a glass room divider etched with images of grapes.

    - Colman Andrews,{it}Gourmet{/it},March 2007

  3. A scant two hours after his Derby victory, Monarchos was back in his … stall, beneath a "bare" bulb, eating carrots from a red bucket.

    - Steve Rushin,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},14 May 2001
Culture
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In literature, 'bare' is often used to describe a character's emotional state, such as being 'bare of hope'. In art, 'bare' can refer to a minimalist style with no extraneous elements.

How to Memorize "bare"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine someone standing naked or without any possessions.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'bare' with the idea of being uncovered or undressed.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the word 'B-A-R-E' to remember the definition: 'B' for 'naked', 'A' for 'absent', 'R' for 'reduced', and 'E' for 'empty'.

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