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[ uhn-dres ] / ʌnˈdrɛs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR undress ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), un·dressed or un·drest, un·dress·ing.to take the clothes off (a person); disrobe. to remove the dressing from (a wound, sore, etc.). to strip or divest of or as if of a covering; expose: to undress a pretense. verb (used without object), un·dressed or un·drest, un·dress·ing.to take off one's clothes. noundress of a style designed to be worn on other than highly formal or ceremonial occasions; informal dress as opposed to full dress. dress of a style not designed to be worn in public; dishabille; negligee: She couldn't receive guests in such a state of undress. the condition of being unclothed; nakedness. adjectiveof or relating to clothing of a style less formal than full dress: undress uniform. characterized by informality of dress, manners, or the like: an undress dinner party. Origin of undressFirst recorded in 1590–1600; un-2 + dress Words nearby undressundoubted, undoubtedly, undrape, undraw, undreamed, undress, undressed, undress uniform, undrinkable, UNDRO, Undset Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for undressJohansson begins to undress, too, but while she keeps walking, you sink into a liquid prison. Scarlett Johansson is an Alien Seductress in ‘Under the Skin’|Jimmy So|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST A few portraits were taken, and she says she was instructed by Richardson to undress. Supermodels’ Anita Hill Problem|Jennifer Sky|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Will he paint Mantel in a similar state of undress to his notorious Kate pic? Controversial Semi-Clothed Kate Middleton Artist Wins Big British Award|Tom Sykes|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST So what was his reaction to the photos taken recently of Kate and Harry in various states of undress? Tom Parker Bowles on Camilla's Roast Chicken, His Cocaine Sting and Those Pictures of Kate|Tom Sykes|October 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Andrew was taken by Wright to a secluded part of the school and told to undress, which he did. 5 Revelations of Abuse From the Expose of Abuse at Horace Mann|Matthew DeLuca|June 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST What was the longest time you ever took to dress or undress and say your prayers? Bunyan Characters (Second Series)|Alexander Whyte The uniforms consisted of two undress suits; one with trousers, the other with breeches and high boots, for riding. On the Irrawaddy|G. A. Henty Firmin lit the fire, helped me to undress, for I was terribly weak, put me to bed and forced me to swallow some milk. My Memoirs|Marguerite Steinheil Barbara sat by herself for a few minutes and then rang for her maid and began to undress. Lady Lilith|Stephen McKenna "It's just like the three bears," he said to Mother as she helped him to undress. Sunny Boy in the Big City|Ramy Allison White
British Dictionary definitions for undress
verb (ʌnˈdrɛs)to take off clothes from (oneself or another) (tr) to strip of ornamentation (tr) to remove the dressing from (a wound) noun (ʌnˈdrɛs)partial or complete nakedness informal or normal working clothes or uniform adjectivecharacterized by or requiring informal or normal working dress or uniform Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to undressunmask, disrobe, shed, disarray, peel, shock, dismantle, denude, doff, husk, strip, unclothe, uncloak, get off, get out of |