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- [uhn-drest]
- /ʌnˈdrɛst/
- /ʌnˈdres/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-drest]
- /ʌnˈdrɛst/
Definitions of undressed word
- adjective undressed of or relating to clothing of a style less formal than full dress: undress uniform. 1
- adjective undressed characterized by informality of dress, manners, or the like: an undress dinner party. 1
- verb with object undressed to take the clothes off (a person); disrobe. 1
- verb with object undressed to remove the dressing from (a wound, sore, etc.). 1
- verb with object undressed to strip or divest of or as if of a covering; expose: to undress a pretense. 1
- verb without object undressed to take off one's clothes. 1
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Origin of undressed
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at un-1, dress, -ed2
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Parts of speech for Undressed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
undressed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
undressed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for undressed
adj undressed
- au naturel — naked; nude
- buck naked — Someone who is buck naked is not wearing any clothes at all.
- dishabille — the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
- in the altogether — wholly; entirely; completely; quite: altogether fitting.
- in the buff — naked
adjective undressed
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- garmentless — Without garments.
- nude — naked or unclothed, as a person or the body.
Antonyms for undressed
adj undressed
- clothed — If you are clothed in a certain way, you are dressed in that way.
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