English Explanatory Dictionary

undress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove one's clothing.
  2. To remove the clothing of (someone).
  3. To strip something off.
  4. To take the dressing, or covering, from.
noun
  1. Partial or informal dress for women, as worn in the home rather than in public.
  2. Informal clothing for men, as opposed to formal or ceremonial wear.
  3. Now more specifically, a state of having few or no clothes on.

Pronunciation

ŭn-drĕs' /ʌnˈdɹɛs/ /ˈʌndɹɛs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-undress.wav

Word forms

undress undresses undressing undressed

Etymology

From Middle English undressen, equivalent to un- + dress. Compare Old English unsċrȳdan (“to undress”, literally “un-shroud”).

Synonyms

denude despoil dismantle disrobe divest doff peel put off strip strip down strip off unclothe undress

Antonyms

dress clothe

Related words

naked

Derived words

undressable undress with one's eyes undress parade

Translations

Albanian: zhvesh Arabic: تَعَرَّى Armenian: մերկացնել Azerbaijani: soymaq Belarusian: раздзява́ць Belarusian: раздзе́ць Belarusian: распрана́ць Belarusian: распрану́ць Breton: diwiskañ Bulgarian: събли́чам Bulgarian: съблека́ Catalan: despullar Catalan: desvestir Chinese Mandarin: 脫衣 /脱衣 Chinese Mandarin: 脫掉衣服 /脱掉衣服 Czech: svlékat Czech: svléknout Czech: svléct Czech: svléci Danish: afklæde Dutch: uitkleden Esperanto: senvestigi Estonian: lahti riietama Finnish: riisua French: déshabiller Galician: espir Galician: denudar Galician: desvestir Galician: encoirar German: ausziehen Greek: γδύνω Greek: ξεντύνω Hebrew: הפשיט Hungarian: levetkőztet Icelandic: afklæða Icelandic: færa úr Ido: desvestizar Italian: spogliare Italian: svestire Japanese: 脱がす Korean: 옷을 벗기다 Northern Kurdish: veşelandin Northern Kurdish: (cil) ji ber kirin Northern Kurdish: rûs kirin Northern Kurdish: tazî kirin Latvian: izģērbt Latvian: noģērbt Lithuanian: nuvilkti Lithuanian: nurengti Luxembourgish: ausdoen Macedonian: соблекува Macedonian: соблече Maltese: neża’ Manx: neuchoamree Māori: whakahahake Norman: d'sabilyi Norwegian Bokmål: kle av Polish: rozbierać Polish: rozebrać Portuguese: despir Portuguese: desvestir Quechua: ch'utiy Romanian: dezbrăca
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