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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underdress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-dress
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dress in insufficiently warm clothes.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To dress in insufficiently formal clothes.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

noun

Any dress (feminine-style garment) worn under another, especially under an overdress.

Countable

noun

Any garment (any clothing) that is worn under another but is not underwear.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English dress English underdress From under- + dress.

Usage

Inflected Forms

underdresses (present, singular) underdressing (participle, present) underdressed (participle, past) underdressed (past) underdresses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

underwear

Synonyms

dress down

Antonyms

overdress

Questions

What does underdress mean?
To dress in insufficiently warm clothes.
Where does underdress come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English dress English underdress From under- + dress.

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