skyclad

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skyclad

/ˈskaɪ.klæd/

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

adjective sky-clad

not comparable Belonging to the Digambara school of Jainism.
not comparable, poetic Nude, naked, especially when outdoors. There he stood, sky-clad, smearing witch's ointment all over.

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adj Digambara

हिन्दी	दिगंबर digambar

adj naked outdoors

Español	vestido al cielo
Русский	го́лый gólyj, наго́й nagój, обнажённый obnažónnyj

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@misc{skyclad_2026,
  title = {skyclad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skyclad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}