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Undress vs Unfasten - What's the difference?

undress | unfasten |

In intransitive terms the difference between undress and unfasten

is that undress is to remove one’s clothing while unfasten is to come untied or unloosed.

In transitive terms the difference between undress and unfasten

is that undress is to remove the clothing of (someone) while unfasten is to loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie; figuratively, to detach from any connecting link or agency; to disconnect.

As verbs the difference between undress and unfasten

is that undress is to remove one's clothing while unfasten is to loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie; figuratively, to detach from any connecting link or agency; to disconnect.

As a noun undress

is the state of having few or no clothes on.

undress

English

Verb

(es)
  • (reflexive) To remove one's clothing.
  • To remove one’s clothing.
  • To remove the clothing of (someone).
  • (figuratively) To strip of something.
  • To take the dressing, or covering, from.
  • to undress a wound

    Antonyms

    * dress

    Derived terms

    * undress with one's eyes

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of having few or no clothes on.
  • A loose, negligent dress; ordinary dress, as distinguished from full dress.
  • Anagrams

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    unfasten

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie; figuratively, to detach from any connecting link or agency; to disconnect.
  • To come untied or unloosed.
  • Quotations

    * , iv. 1. 209. *: He doth unfasten so and shake a friend.

    Synonyms

    * undo * unbutton * untie * unzip

    Antonyms

    * do up * button * button up * tie up * zip * zip up