🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

déshabillage

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-za-bee-yazh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Undressing/ʌnˈdrɛsɪŋ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le déshabillage est souvent un moment de détente."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of removing one's clothing.

    "After a long day, she enjoyed the undressing ritual before bed."
  2. 2

    A process or act of disrobing, often associated with privacy or intimacy.

    "The undressing scene in the play was both poignant and revealing."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'undressing' originates from the Old English 'undressan', meaning to remove clothing. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained the same meaning, reflecting a gradual shift in usage from simply removing clothing to the broader context of disrobing in various social and cultural settings.

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