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sundress

American  
[suhn-dres] / ˈsʌnˌdrɛs /

noun

  • sundresses
    plural
  1. a dress with a bodice styled to expose the arms, shoulders, and back, for wear during hot weather.


sundress British  
/ ˈsʌnˌdrɛs /

noun

  1. a dress for hot weather that exposes the shoulders, arms, and back, esp one with straps over the shoulders

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of sundress

First recorded in 1940–45; sun + dress

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Savannah crossed town to the University of Arizona, her alma mater, and strode the quad in sunglasses and a sundress, trailed by the marching band playing the school’s fight song, “Bear Down, Arizona.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Every spring, I get the urge to buy something new: a sundress, a pretty blouse or something hopeful after a long, drab winter.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2025

“I bought three new pairs of jeans. I wore a sundress for the first time in a decade,” she says.

From Scientific American Oct. 16, 2023

Her sundress ripples gently in the breeze, creating dancing shadows on a panel to the right.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2023

The mother is now wearing a flowery sundress and the father is in a pink button-down with khaki slacks.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Customers love the firm's massive catalogue of ultra-cheap items, from $8 sundresses to $2 bracelets, at a time when inflation has shrunk purchasing power around the world.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Many wore sundresses, cowboy boots, leopard print and, to comply with tight security, plastic see-through purses.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 25, 2025

Which was, in fact, already set up across the room—it was just covered in sundresses and tops.

From Slate Jun. 1, 2025

Although this week’s hot weather may have prompted an early appearance of flip-flops and sundresses, forecasters warn this stretch of heat isn’t indicative of an early start to springtime.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2025

Mom forced me and Charlie to wear white button-down oxford shirts tucked into jeans, while she, Nana, and Zooey wore white sundresses.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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