lounge en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /lawɲdʒ/
- /ˈlaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈlaːnd͡ʒ/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlæʊ̯nd͡ʒ/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand
- /lɔnd͡ʒ/ (proscribed)
- /lɔɲdʒ/
- /laʊnd͡ʒ/
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from French s'allonger (“to lie down”). Compare French longer (“to walk along”). Compare also German lungern (“to hang or lounge around, linger”).
Meanings
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(archaic) A place where one can lounge; an area, establishment, house etc. where loungers gather and where one can relax and be at ease.
One morning she accompanied Madame de Soissons to the fair, then the favourite lounge and amusement. The Comtesse bought every trifle that caught her eye, while Francesca looked on.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter II, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 16:He […] prevailed on Captain Musgrave to introduce him to a family, where he supposed he might find a monstrous good lounge for the rest of the time he was to be quartered in the neighbourhood.
1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, published 2004, page 196:Every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies.
1803 (date written), [Jane Austen], Northanger Abbey; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], 20 December 1817 (indicated as 1818), →OCLC:
- (Australia, archaic) A place where one can lounge; an area, establishment, house etc. where loungers gather and where one can relax and be at ease. ▸ A couch.
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The act of someone who lounges; idle reclining.
That is, he devoted his waking hours to lounges among the habitués of Chestnut-street, and lollings in an arm-chair of 'Squire Coke in Walnut-street.
1849, The Knickerbocker, volume 33, page 198:
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(UK, especially) A room of a house for casual relaxing and entertaining.
The lounge was furnished in old English oak and big Knole settees. There were rugs from Tabriz and Kerman on the highly polished floor. […] A table lamp was fashioned from a silver Egyptian hookah.
1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 18, in The Subtle Minotaur:Let's go hang out in the lounge.
Near-synonyms: den, living room, sitting room, parlour, parlor, rec room
- A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.
- A waiting room in an office, airport etc.
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An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.
Near-synonyms: bar, pub, divan; see also Thesaurus:pub
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lounges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ladies' lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · lounge diner (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · ultra lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · sky lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · lounge room (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · sun lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · loungewear (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · banana lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · liquor lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · lounge chair (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · loungingly (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · lounge lizard (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · lounge-diner (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · lounge-lizard (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · VIP lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · loungelike (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · loungecore (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · lounge singer (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · champagne lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · sewing lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · loungy (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · transit lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · lounge music (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · airport lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · lounge suit (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · lounge car (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · lounge-goer (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · KTV lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · lounge bag (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · cocktail lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · lounge shirt (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · ultra-lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · chaise lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · headless lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge) · departure lounge (Terms derived from the noun or verb lounge)
Descendants
Hypernyms
site · place · location · room · space
Synonyms
local · pub · tavern · drinkery · watering hole · drinker · boozer · living room · pot-house · bousing ken · den · rummery · pub · sitting room · saloon · divan · rec room · lounge room · loungeroom · parlour · parlor · groggery · gin joint · bar · alehouse · gargle-factory · nineteenth hole · boozing ken · public house
Translations (122)
es sala de estar (waiting room) · pt sala de estar (living room) · hu sezlon (large comfortable seat) · bg дне́вна (living room) · hu drinkbár (establishment) · it salotto (living room) · it sala d'attesa (waiting room) · es paraninfo (waiting room) · fi sohva (large comfortable seat) · ru сало́н (establishment) · pdt Rustow (waiting room) · de Klubsessel (large comfortable seat) · hu nappali (living room) · hu pamlag (large comfortable seat) · de Sitzecke (large comfortable seat) · de Gesellschaftsraum (place where one can lounge) · af sitkamer (living room) · es estancia (living room) · hu kanapé (large comfortable seat) · hu bár (establishment) · ko 라운지 (establishment) · ru бар (establishment) · he טְרַקְלִין (living room) · ru сало́н (living room) · ja 休憩室 (establishment) · ko 휴게실 (establishment) · la exedrium (waiting room) · de Liegesofa (large comfortable seat) · cmn 休息室 (waiting room) · bg безделие (act) · ru приёмная (waiting room) · id sofa malas (large comfortable seat) · id kursi santai (large comfortable seat) · es salón (waiting room) · ka საცხოვრებელი ოთახი (living room) · ka მისაღები (waiting room) · el αίθουσα αναμονής (waiting room) · fi oleilu (act) · it sala d'aspetto (waiting room) · de Lounge (waiting room) · ka ვესტიბიული (waiting room) · cmn 候車室 /候车室 (waiting room) · de Wartezimmer (waiting room) · pt sala de espera (waiting room) · de Salonzimmer (establishment) · ka მისაღები ოთახი (living room) · ar قَاعَة (waiting room) · de Aufenthaltsraum (place where one can lounge) · bg безделничество (act) · vo sälun (living room) · bg шезлонг (large comfortable seat) · ko 라운지 (waiting room) · es sala de estar (living room) · de Wohnzimmer (living room) · eo ripozejo (waiting room) · hu csarnok (waiting room) · ru холл (waiting room) · ja 待合室 (waiting room) · ru ко́мната о́тдыха (establishment) · hu előcsarnok (waiting room) · ka საერთო ოთახი (living room) · hu dívány (large comfortable seat) · fi olohuone (living room) · ka მოსაცდელი (waiting room) · ka შეზლონგი (large comfortable seat) · it veranda (establishment) · hu váróterem (waiting room) · es reposera (large comfortable seat) · ka ჰოლი (waiting room) · it piano-bar (establishment) · fr salon (living room) · de Warteraum (waiting room) · bg салон (living room) · id pengasoan (place where one can lounge) · bg безгрижие (act) · de Salon (Hotel, Gaststätte) (establishment) · tl silid-pahingahan (waiting room) · mi rūma noho (living room) · ru зал ожида́ния (waiting room) · ka სავარძელი (large comfortable seat) · id selonjoran (act) · ja ラウンジ (waiting room) · fi aulabaari (establishment) · ru гости́ная (living room) · cmn 休息室 (living room) · ka სასტუმრო ოთახი (living room) · ja 居間 (living room) · ko 사교실 (establishment) · fi aula (establishment) · it poltrona (large comfortable seat) · ja 休憩室 (waiting room) · ko 대기실 (waiting room) · hu váró (waiting room) · ja ラウンジ (establishment) · de Foyer (place where one can lounge) · nb lounge (waiting room) · bg бар (establishment) · hu szalon (waiting room) · fi baari (establishment) · el καθιστικό (living room) · id mentora (establishment) · id ruang tunggu (waiting room) · de Stube (living room) · fr salle d'attente (waiting room) · hu hall (waiting room) · hu utasváró (waiting room) · ko 휴게실 (waiting room) · id ruang tamu (living room) · hu társalgó (waiting room) · de Transitraum (waiting room) · ja リビングルーム (living room) · bg лентяйство (act) · cy lolfa (living room) · bg приемна (waiting room) · cmn 客廳 /客厅 (living room) · af woonkamer (living room) · cmn 休息室 (establishment) · fi oleskelutila (place where one can lounge) · id palanta (establishment) · fi odotushuone (waiting room) · ar صَالَة (waiting room) · he טְרַקְלִין (waiting room)