Overdress — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

dress too warmly

put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚdɹˈɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvədɹˈɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvədɹˈɛs/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚdɹˈɛs/.

Examples

You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot
She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
The young girls were all fancied up for the party

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deck up deck out overclothe fancy up dress up trick up attire get up tog up gussy up tog out rig out fig out trick out fig up prink

Antonyms

dress down underdress

Parts of Speech

verb	dress too warmly “You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot”
verb	put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive “She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera”

Word Forms

attire	noun	clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
getup	noun	a set of clothing (with accessories)
rigout	noun	a person's costume (especially if bizarre)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überkleid

zieh dich zu warm an

🇫🇷French

trop habiller

s'habiller trop chaudement

🇪🇸Spanish

vestirse con demasiada elegancia

vestir demasiado abrigado

🇮🇹Italian

vestito eccessivo

vestirsi troppo pesantemente

🇳🇱Dutch

overdressing

kleed je te warm aan

🇵🇹Portuguese

vestido exagerado

vestir-se muito quente

🇷🇺Russian

переодеваться

одеваться слишком тепло

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेहद सजाना

बहुत गरम कपड़े पहनना

🇧🇩Bengali

ওভারড্রেস

খুব উষ্ণভাবে পোষাক

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிகப்படியான ஆடை

மிகவும் சூடாக உடை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓవర్ డ్రెస్

చాలా వెచ్చగా దుస్తులు ధరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ओव्हरड्रेस

खूप उबदार कपडे घाला

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવરડ્રેસ

ખૂબ ગરમ વસ્ત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಯಾದ ಉಡುಗೆ

ತುಂಬಾ ಬೆಚ್ಚಗೆ ಉಡುಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിതവസ്ത്രം

വളരെ ഊഷ്മളമായി വസ്ത്രം ധരിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

اوور ڈریس

بہت گرم کپڑے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外衣

穿得太暖和

🇯🇵Japanese

オーバードレス

厚着しすぎる

🇰🇷Korean

과도한 옷을 입다

너무 따뜻하게 입는다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn mặc quá lố

mặc quá ấm

🇹🇭Thai

สวมชุดมากเกินไป

แต่งตัวอบอุ่นเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

berpakaian berlebihan

berpakaian terlalu hangat

🇵🇭Filipino

labis na pananamit

damit na masyadong mainit

🇲🇾Malay

pakaian berlebihan

berpakaian terlalu hangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبرج

اللباس بحرارة جدا

🇮🇷Persian

لباس بیش از حد

خیلی گرم لباس بپوش

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırı giyinmek

çok kalın giyin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לבוש יתר

להתלבש חם מדי

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The primary meaning of 'overdress' is 'dress too warmly'.

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Using 'overdress' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'overdress' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'overdress' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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