undress
/ʌnˈdɹɛs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Partial or informal dress for women, as worn in the home rather than in public.
Archaic; Countable; Uncountable
noun
Informal clothing for men, as opposed to formal or ceremonial wear.
Archaic; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "She undressed herself before putting on her bedclothes."
- "The doctor asked me to undress for the examination."
- "Mary began to undress her daughter in preparation for bathtime."
- "The young men slowly and sensually undressed each other before making passionate love."
- "You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere / Imagination, life is your creation"
- "to undress a wound"
Etymology
From Middle English undressen, equivalent to un- + dress. Compare Old English unsċrȳdan (“to undress”, literally “un-shroud”).