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Added 9 October 2026

undress

/ʌnˈdɹɛs/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about undress at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Partial or complete nakedness.
a state of undress

verb

Get undressed.
please don't undress in front of everybody!
Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes.
The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim

Origin

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

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