mindmap root((光秃)) bare implies the absence of what is additional, superfluous, ornamental, or dispensable: a bleak apartment with ~ walls. naked suggests complete absence of protective or ornamental covering but may imply a state of nature, of destitution, of defenselessness, or of simple beauty: poor, half-naked children shivering in the cold. nude applies especially to the unclothed human figure: a ~ model posing for art students. bald implies actual or seeming absence of natural covering and may suggest a severe plainness or lack of adornment: a ~ mountain peak. barren often suggests aridity or impoverishment or sterility through absence of natural or appropriate covering: ~ plains with few shrubs and no trees.