deshabille
9.9
A state of being partly or carelessly dressed
- noun
- /ˌdeɪzəˈbiː/
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deshabillé
- She answered the door in a state of deshabille, clearly having just woken up.
Examples
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He lounged around the house in his deshabille, making himself comfortable on the couch.
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After a long day at work, she preferred to relax in her deshabille rather than get dressed for dinner.
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And a little deshabille, wouldn't you say?
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- "Her mouth glued on his "in a luscious, voluptuous kiss "while his hands felt for the opulent curve "inside her deshabille."
Idioms
How Dressed
Surface Forms
deshabille singular
deshabilles plural
Etymology
Deshabille comes from French parts des- 'not' and habille 'dressed', so it literally means 'not fully dressed'. That's why deshabille describes the state of being only partly or carelessly dressed.