Synonyms for undress

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uhn-dres

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈdrɛs

Top 10 synonyms for undress

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Définition of undress

Origin : 1590s, "to shed one's clothing," from un- (2) + dress (v.). Transferred sense of "to strip off (someone's) clothing" is recorded from 1610s. The noun meaning "state of partial or incomplete dress" is attested from 1680s. Undressed "naked (or nearly so)" is recorded from 1610s.

verb take off clothes

Example sentences :

Now when the night came, he could not even persuade himself to undress.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

The figure was that of a French officer, in undress, and was six feet high.
Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu

Henry went to his bedroom, leaving Gilbert in the hall, and began to undress.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

Her women entered her apartment only to dress and undress her.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon

He only had time to take it into the other room, so that he might not have to undress in the dark.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

Fandor-Vinson began to undress: the priest continued to polish his nails.
Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre

He began to undress; but the merciless noise racked his nerves.
Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna

For to-night not Sheelah, but his mother, was going to undress him and put him to bed.
Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

To-night, as he assisted me to undress, it wore an expression of supreme woe.
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

Feeling dizzy, he made an effort to undress and get into bed.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

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