Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of undress
nounundressing (plural undressings)
plural undressings
- The act of removing somebody's clothes.
Considered thus, the performance is a translation into images of bodies on display, as is well demonstrated by Monsieur Jourdain's repeated dressings and undressings.
2004, Kathryn Banks, Joseph Harris, Exposure: Revealing Bodies, Unveiling Representations, page 182Antonyms: dressing
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of removing somebody's clothes.
Opposite
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