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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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A bare forty-watt bulb

The cellar appears dimly below him, lit only by a bare forty-watt bulb.

Hi,

Isn't "bare" in the above equal to "only" in meaning? If not, what does it mean? Thanks.
  

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There's no lampshade. CB

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There's no lampshade.

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Right, there is no housing, covering or shade of any kind on or around the bulb. It's simply a lightbulb screwed into a socket. The word "bare" is similar in meaning to "naked".
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