noun
- the state of being only partly clothed or carelessly dressed
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- She answered the door in dishabille, wearing only a robe.
- The artist painted the model in a state of dishabille.
- He was caught in dishabille when the unexpected guests arrived.
- The photograph showed her in casual dishabille, lounging by the window.
- Victorian novels often described ladies in morning dishabille.
- The scene depicted the character in elegant dishabille.