Underdress — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

dress without sufficient warmth

dress informally and casually

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚdɹˈɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndədɹˈɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndədɹˈɛs/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚdɹˈɛs/.

Examples

She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia
On Fridays, employees can underdress

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dress down

Antonyms

dress up overdress

Parts of Speech

verb	dress without sufficient warmth “She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia”
verb	dress informally and casually “On Fridays, employees can underdress”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unterkleid

Kleid ohne ausreichende Wärme

🇫🇷French

sous-vêtements

s'habiller sans suffisamment de chaleur

🇪🇸Spanish

vestirse

vestir sin suficiente abrigo

🇮🇹Italian

sottoveste

vestirsi senza sufficiente calore

🇳🇱Dutch

onderjurk

kleden zonder voldoende warmte

🇵🇹Portuguese

roupa íntima

vestido sem calor suficiente

🇷🇺Russian

нижнее белье

одеваться недостаточно тепло

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंडरड्रेस

पर्याप्त गर्मी के बिना पोशाक

🇧🇩Bengali

আন্ডারড্রেস

পর্যাপ্ত উষ্ণতা ছাড়া পোশাক

🇮🇳Tamil

கீழ் ஆடை

போதிய சூடு இல்லாத உடை

🇮🇳Telugu

అండర్ డ్రెస్

తగినంత వెచ్చదనం లేకుండా దుస్తులు ధరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंडरड्रेस

पुरेशा उबदारपणाशिवाय कपडे घाला

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંડર ડ્રેસ

પૂરતી હૂંફ વિના ડ્રેસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳ ಉಡುಪು

ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಉಷ್ಣತೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಉಡುಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിവസ്ത്രം

വേണ്ടത്ര ഊഷ്മളതയില്ലാത്ത വസ്ത്രധാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਡਰਡਰੈੱਸ

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਗਰਮੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਪਹਿਰਾਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

زیر جامہ

کافی گرمی کے بغیر کپڑے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

内衣

穿着不够保暖

🇯🇵Japanese

下着

十分な暖かさのない服装

🇰🇷Korean

속옷

보온성이 충분하지 않은 옷

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồ lót

ăn mặc không đủ ấm

🇹🇭Thai

ชุดชั้นใน

แต่งกายโดยไม่มีความอบอุ่นเพียงพอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pakaian dalam

berpakaian tanpa kehangatan yang cukup

🇲🇾Malay

pakaian dalam

berpakaian tanpa kehangatan yang mencukupi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملابس داخلية

اللباس دون الدفء الكافي

🇮🇷Persian

زیرپوش

بدون گرمای کافی لباس بپوشید

🇹🇷Turkish

altına giymek

yeterli sıcaklığa sahip olmayan elbise

🇮🇱Hebrew

תחתית

להתלבש ללא מספיק חום

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The primary meaning of 'underdress' is 'dress without sufficient warmth'.

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

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

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

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