unbutton
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unbutton
- /ʌnˈbʌtən/
Rhymes with -ʌtən
Where it comes from
From Middle English onbottonen, unbotonen; equivalent to un- + button.
verb unbuttons · unbuttoning · unbuttoned
- To open (something) by undoing its buttons. Being now too high wound up to bear a delay, he unbutton'd, and drawing out the engine of love-assaults, drove it currently, as at a ready-made breach
- To come open by having its buttons unfastened. He was so muscled and firm, and the canvas shirt under his jacket unbuttoned easily.
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verb (transitive)
| Español | desabotonar |
|---|---|
| Português | desabotoar |
| Français | déboutonner |
| Deutsch | aufknöpfen |
| Italiano | sbottonare |
| Ελληνικά | ξεκουμπώνω xekoumpóno |
| Română | descheia |
| Русский | расстёгивать rasstjógivatʹ, расстегну́ть rasstegnútʹ |
Talk about this word "unbutton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unbutton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unbutton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unbutton "unbutton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unbutton.Cite this
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