skyclad

English

WOTD – 29 August 2012

Alternative forms

• sky-clad

Etymology

From sky +‎ clad, indicating that the person in question is clad only in the sky. Attested from early 20th century England, it is a partial calque of Sanskrit दिगम्बर (digambara, “having all (=ten) quarters of the globe as one's only clothing, i.e., naked”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskaɪ.klæd/

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Adjective

skyclad (not comparable)

1. (poetic or paganism) Nude, naked, especially outdoors.

Translations

nude — see nude

naked outdoors

• Finnish: alasti (fi), skyclad
• Russian: го́лый (ru) (gólyj), наго́й (ru) (nagój), обнажённый (ru) (obnažónnyj)
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• Spanish: vestido al cielo