Unbutton
verb
To undo the buttons of a clothing item.
He unbuttoned his shirt in the heat.
Often appears as...
- unbutton a shirt
- unbutton a jacket
verb
To relax and stop being tense.
After hours of negotiations, she finally unbuttoned and agreed to compromise.
Often appears as...
- unbutton your inhibitions
- unbutton your reserves
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To undo the buttons of a clothing item.
He unbuttoned his shirt in the heat.
Often appears as...
- unbutton a shirt
- unbutton a jacket
verb
To relax and stop being tense.
After hours of negotiations, she finally unbuttoned and agreed to compromise.
Often appears as...
- unbutton your inhibitions
- unbutton your reserves
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Indicates a deliberate physical movement to open clothing, often for comfort or practical reasons.
She unbuttoned her coat as she stepped indoors.
Pro Tip 2/3Initial Step
Sometimes the first step before removing an article of clothing entirely.
He started to unbutton his jacket before taking it off.
Pro Tip 3/3Preparation for Comfort
Can signify the start of relaxation in a more private or informal setting.
After work, I unbutton my collar to relax.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Indicates a deliberate physical movement to open clothing, often for comfort or practical reasons.
She unbuttoned her coat as she stepped indoors.
Pro Tip 2/3Initial Step
Sometimes the first step before removing an article of clothing entirely.
He started to unbutton his jacket before taking it off.
Pro Tip 3/3Preparation for Comfort
Can signify the start of relaxation in a more private or informal setting.
After work, I unbutton my collar to relax.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Indicates a deliberate physical movement to open clothing, often for comfort or practical reasons.
She unbuttoned her coat as she stepped indoors.
Pro Tip 2/3Initial Step
Sometimes the first step before removing an article of clothing entirely.
He started to unbutton his jacket before taking it off.
Pro Tip 3/3Preparation for Comfort
Can signify the start of relaxation in a more private or informal setting.
After work, I unbutton my collar to relax.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
with just me until the end of the drive well luckily I'm not on my own I've got three hyenas and two leopards with me now obviously it's now dark enough for bushwalk to have gone back home and it is too rainy for Jamie to unbutton her
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
with just me until the end of the drive well luckily I'm not on my own I've got three hyenas and two leopards with me now obviously it's now dark enough for bushwalk to have gone back home and it is too rainy for Jamie to unbutton her
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Brad Goreski
American Designer
Everyone needs to have a denim shirt in your wardrobe. They work in the evening with a blazer or over your shoulder. They're great to pair with a pair of shorts - roll up the sleeves, unbutton it to show a peekaboo of your tank top.
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Laurence Sterne
Irish Novelist
What is the life of man! Is it not to shift from side to side? From sorrow to sorrow? To button up one cause of vexation! And unbutton another!
Quote examples
Breckin Meyer
American Actor
My high school girlfriend would ask if I finally learned how to unbutton the back of a sweater!
Quote examples
Saswata Chatterjee
For me, saying 'I love you' is the same as unbuttoning the heroine's kurti.
Quote examples
Jonathan Bailey
English Actor
Let's unbutton the corsets and see what's really going on, I say.
Quote examples
Brad Goreski
American Designer
Everyone needs to have a denim shirt in your wardrobe. They work in the evening with a blazer or over your shoulder. They're great to pair with a pair of shorts - roll up the sleeves, unbutton it to show a peekaboo of your tank top.
Quote examples
Laurence Sterne
Irish Novelist
What is the life of man! Is it not to shift from side to side? From sorrow to sorrow? To button up one cause of vexation! And unbutton another!
Quote examples
Breckin Meyer
American Actor
My high school girlfriend would ask if I finally learned how to unbutton the back of a sweater!
Quote examples
Saswata Chatterjee
For me, saying 'I love you' is the same as unbuttoning the heroine's kurti.
Quote examples
Jonathan Bailey
English Actor
Let's unbutton the corsets and see what's really going on, I say.
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