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skyclad

/ˈskaɪ.klæd/

skyclad adjective: belonging to the Digambara school of Jainism.

Adjective

skyclad (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the Digambara school of Jainism.
  2. (poetic) Nude, naked, especially when outdoors.
    • There he stood, sky-clad, smearing witch's ointment all over.1989, Ken Radford, Fire Burn, page 135

skyclad meaning in Hindi and Bengali

skyclad in Hindi

Digambara
दिगंबर digambar

skyclad in Bengali

জৈনধর্মের দিগম্বর মতবাদের অন্তর্ভুক্ত, উলঙ্গ, বিবসন

Forms of skyclad

alternative formsky-clad

Origin of skyclad

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”).

Questions about skyclad

What does skyclad mean?
Skyclad means belonging to the Digambara school of Jainism.
What is skyclad in Hindi?
Skyclad in Hindi is दिगंबर (digambar). See Skyclad meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is skyclad?
Skyclad is an adjective.
How do you pronounce skyclad?
Skyclad is pronounced /ˈskaɪ.klæd/.

Words near skyclad in the dictionary

  1. skybridges
  2. skycam
  3. skycams
  4. skycap
  5. skycaps
  6. skyclad
  7. skycloth
  8. skycloths
  9. skycoach
  10. skycoaches
  11. skycraft

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Adapted from Wiktionary: skyclad (page history and authors); skyclad (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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