Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to naked boys: applied by the ancient Greeks to dances and gymnastic exercises performed, as at public festivals, by boys or youths unclothed.
- In ornithology, same as psilopædic.
Wiktionary
- adj. zoology Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Zoöl.) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopædic; -- said of certain birds.
Etymologies
- Ancient Greek naked + a child. (Wiktionary)
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Lists
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Naked
Words relating to getting naked, being naked, the commonly naked, nakedness (partial or complete), and similar.
denude, strip, stripper, harlot, Cyprian, fancy woman, lady of pleasure, hooker, divest, unfrock, unclothe, disrobe and 115 more...
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ABC
words which contain a string of three or more consecutive letters
crabcake, student, definitive, coughing, understudy, afghan, rijksmuseum, calmness, canopy, pop quiz, tuvalu, hijinks and 21 more...
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uselessness That's awesome! Not only four consecutive letters, but also "ae," which is always a bonus.
As for me, I was born fully clothed. Feb 16, 2007
sionnach Yeah! I'm so excited that this word exists, because it has an all-too-rare sequence of four consecutive letters. It means "having young that are naked when hatched", a meaning which I would not have guessed in a million years.
The composer Erik Satie wrote a series of three pieces for piano, called Gymnopédies 1-3, two of which were later arranged for orchestra by Debussy. According to Wikipedia:
The pieces are written in 3/4 time and in a similar structure with a similar theme. The Gymnopédies are ethereal, atmospheric pieces regarded as precursors to modern ambient music; in fact, Brian Eno, the pioneering figure of ambient music, has cited Satie as a prime influence. Feb 16, 2007