dishabille

[dis-uh-beel, -bee]

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noun

the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.

a garment worn in undress.

a loose morning dress.

a disorderly or disorganized state of mind or way of thinking.

Also des·habille.

Origin of dishabille

1665–75; < French déshabillé, noun use of past participle of déshabiller to undress, equivalent to dés- dis-¹ + habiller to dress; see habiliment

Can be confuseddécolletage décolleté dishabille

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Related Words for dishabille

naked, bald, dusty, murky, muddy, disheveled, crummy, unkempt, grimy, messy, nasty, sloppy, filthy, greasy, polluted, contaminated, raw, skin, exposed, stripped

Examples from the Web for dishabille

Historical Examples of dishabille

She would not see him in a dishabille for the world—What can she mean by it?
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
Hinge, conscious of his dishabille, had retreated at the moment of her entrance.
In Direst Peril
David Christie Murray
The disposition in public may be in gay costume, while in private it is in dishabille.
The Wedding Ring
T. De Witt Talmage
She looked at him as though she had noticed his dishabille for the first time.
The Devil's Paw
E. Phillips Oppenheim
We found her in a Brazilian dishabille, and looking harassed and anxious.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil
Maria Graham

British Dictionary definitions for dishabille

dishabille

noun

a variant of deshabille

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Word Origin and History for dishabille

1670s, from French déshabillé (17c.), noun use of past participle of déshabiller "to undress" (oneself), from des- (see dis-) + habiller "to dress," originally "prepare, arrange" (see habit).