dishabille
noun
dis·ha·bille
ˌdi-sə-ˈbēl 
-ˈbil
-ˈbil
variants
or deshabille
1
a
archaic
: negligee
b
: the state of being dressed in a casual or careless style
2
: a deliberately careless or casual manner
Examples of dishabille in a Sentence
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Models emerged from cubicles in various states of dishabille.
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Julia Teti, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Just delicious, decadent dishabille.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2022
Charlize Theron was seductively dishabille in a Dior gown that was part black corset and part emerald slink.
—Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2020
Maggie is just one of the screen stars whose dishabille lingers long after the lights have come up.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2018
Bodies were in various stages of dishabille and discipline.
—Joshua David Stein, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2016
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Julia Teti, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Just delicious, decadent dishabille.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2022
Charlize Theron was seductively dishabille in a Dior gown that was part black corset and part emerald slink.
—Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2020
Maggie is just one of the screen stars whose dishabille lingers long after the lights have come up.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2018
Bodies were in various stages of dishabille and discipline.
—Joshua David Stein, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2016
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“Dishabille.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishabille. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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