1bare 
/ˈbeɚ/ adjective
bar·er; bar·est /ˈbeɚ/ adjective 1 a : not having a covering
▪ There was a rug in the front room of the house, but the other floors were bare. ▪ The walls were bare. ▪ Do not let the bare wires touch. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ He laid bare his soul. = He laid his soul bare. [=he revealed his most private thoughts and feelings] ▪ The book is an attempt to lay bare [=reveal, uncover] the secrets of this very powerful political family.
b : not covered by clothing, shoes, a hat, etc.
▪ He covered her bare arms with his coat. ▪ Her feet were bare. = She had bare feet. [=she wasn't wearing shoes or socks on her feet] ▪ He had a glove on his left hand, but his right hand was bare. ▪ His head is bare. [=he does not have a hat on] — see also with your bare hands at 1hand
c : not covered by leaves, grass, trees, or plants
▪ She likes the bare [=naked] branches of trees in the winter. ▪ The ground was bare where the statue had stood for years. ▪ The mountainside was laid bare by loggers. [=all the trees on the mountainside were cut down by loggers] 2 a : not containing anything : empty
▪ The cupboard was bare. ▪ There was only one bare shelf.
b : having little or no furniture
▪ a bare room ▪ Her office was pretty bare, having only one desk and one chair. ▪ This is the barest room in the house. 3 always used before a noun : not having anything added or extra : including only what is most basic or needed
▪ He only told me the bare facts about what happened. ▪ We packed only the bare essentials for the hike. [=we packed only what we really needed for the hike] ▪ They had only the bare [=basic] necessities (of life): food, water, and shelter. ▪ He's lazy and only does the bare minimum of work. [=he does the least amount of work possible] ▪ a bare majority [=the smallest possible majority] ▪ She added the barest [=smallest] pinch of salt.
▪ There was a rug in the front room of the house, but the other floors were bare. ▪ The walls were bare. ▪ Do not let the bare wires touch. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ He laid bare his soul. = He laid his soul bare. [=he revealed his most private thoughts and feelings] ▪ The book is an attempt to lay bare [=reveal, uncover] the secrets of this very powerful political family.
b : not covered by clothing, shoes, a hat, etc.
▪ He covered her bare arms with his coat. ▪ Her feet were bare. = She had bare feet. [=she wasn't wearing shoes or socks on her feet] ▪ He had a glove on his left hand, but his right hand was bare. ▪ His head is bare. [=he does not have a hat on] — see also with your bare hands at 1hand
c : not covered by leaves, grass, trees, or plants
▪ She likes the bare [=naked] branches of trees in the winter. ▪ The ground was bare where the statue had stood for years. ▪ The mountainside was laid bare by loggers. [=all the trees on the mountainside were cut down by loggers]
▪ The cupboard was bare. ▪ There was only one bare shelf.
b : having little or no furniture
▪ a bare room ▪ Her office was pretty bare, having only one desk and one chair. ▪ This is the barest room in the house.
▪ He only told me the bare facts about what happened. ▪ We packed only the bare essentials for the hike. [=we packed only what we really needed for the hike] ▪ They had only the bare [=basic] necessities (of life): food, water, and shelter. ▪ He's lazy and only does the bare minimum of work. [=he does the least amount of work possible] ▪ a bare majority [=the smallest possible majority] ▪ She added the barest [=smallest] pinch of salt.
— bare·ness noun [noncount]
▪ the bareness of the walls/land
▪ the bareness of the walls/land
