Baring
[ bair-ing ]
/ ˈbɛər ɪŋ /
noun
Alexander,1st Baron Ashburton,1774–1848,
British statesman.
Evelyn, 1st Earl of Cromer,1841–1917,
British statesman and diplomat.
Definition for baring (2 of 3)
bare
1
[ bair ]
/ bɛər /
adjective, bar·er, bar·est.
verb (used with object), bared, bar·ing.
to open to view; reveal or divulge: to bare one's arms; to bare damaging new facts.
Origin of bare
1
before 900; Middle English; Old English
bær; cognate with Old Frisian
ber, Dutch
baar, Old Saxon, Old High German, German
bar, Old Norse
berr, Lithuanian
bãsas barefoot, Russian
bos; akin to Armenian
bok naked
SYNONYMS FOR bare
synonym study for bare
2.
Bare,
stark,
barren share the sense of lack or absence of something that might be expected.
Bare, the least powerful in connotation of the three, means lack of expected or usual coverings, furnishings, or embellishments:
bare floor, feet, head.
Stark implies extreme severity or desolation and resultant bleakness or dreariness:
a stark landscape; a stark, emotionless countenance.
Barren carries a strong sense of sterility and oppressive dullness:
barren fields; a barren relationship.
6. See
mere1.
OTHER WORDS FROM bare
bar·ish, adjective bare·ness, nounDefinition for baring (3 of 3)
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British Dictionary definitions for baring (1 of 3)
Baring
/ (ˈbɛərɪŋ) /
noun
Evelyn, 1st Earl of Cromer. 1841–1917, English administrator. As consul general in Egypt with plenipotentiary powers, he controlled the Egyptian government from 1883 to 1907
British Dictionary definitions for baring (2 of 3)
bare
1
/ (bɛə) /
adjective
verb
(tr)
to make bare; uncover; reveal
Derived forms of bare
bareness, nounWord Origin for bare
Old English
bær; compare Old Norse
berr, Old High German
bar naked, Old Slavonic
bosǔ barefoot