dishabille

State of undress

Dishabille is the state of being partly undressed or dressed carelessly—not naked, but not properly put together: She answered the door in dishabille, hair uncombed and robe loosely tied.

The word is literary and slightly playful, often suggesting intimate or private circumstances.

Also spelled deshabille.

undress

negligee

Sheer woman's dressing gown

bathrobe · robe · chemise · camisole · slip · teddy · babydoll · lingerie · sleepwear · kimono

intimacy

boudoir

Woman's private chamber

allure · seductive · sultry · enticing · revealing · provocative · coquettish · flirtatious · tantalizing · suggestive

disheveled

tousled

Disordered, especially hair

messy · bedhead · uncombed · tangled · ruffled · windswept · scruffy · sloppy · disarranged · straggly

informal

lounging

Reclining in idleness

homely · unwinding · leisure · morning · unhurried · unready · unprepared · impromptu · unannounced · private

Categories
Opposites
state of dress

dishabillefully dressed

clad · dressed to the nines · dressed up · attired · robed

grooming and presentation

dishabillewell-groomed

Neat and tidy

put together · immaculate · kempt · well-turned-out · put-together

Family

disrobe, disrobed, disrobing, deshabille

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG