English Dictionary
Definition of “lounge”
lounge (laʊndʒ
)
Definitions
verb
- (intr; often foll by about or around) to sit, lie, walk, or stand in a relaxed manner
- to pass (time) lazily or idly
noun
- a communal room in a hotel, ship, theatre, etc, used for waiting or relaxing in
- ((as modifier) ⇒
lounge chair
- mainly British a living room in a private house
- lounge barsaloon barBritish a more expensive bar in a pub or hotel
- mainly US Canadian
- an expensive bar, esp in a hotel
- short for cocktail lounge
- a sofa or couch, esp one with a headrest and no back
- the act or an instance of lounging
Word Origin
C16: origin unknown
Synonyms
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relax,
pass time
hang out,
idle,
loaf,
potter,
sprawl,
lie about,
waste time
recline,
take it easy,
saunter,
loiter,
loll,
dawdle,
laze,
kill time
make yourself at home,
veg out,
outspan,
fritter time away
Translations
- British English:
lounge
A lounge is a room in a house, or in a hotel, where people sit and relax.He sat on a sofa in the lounge.laʊndʒ NOUN He sat on a sofa in the lounge.
- Spanish:
sala
nf
- French:
salon
nm
- German:
Wohnzimmer
nnt Wohnzimmer
- Chinese: 休闲室 n
- Arabic: غُرْفَةُ جُلُوسٍ n
- Portuguese: sala de estar nf
- Russian: гостиная nf
- Croatian: dnevna soba nf
- Czech: obývací pokoj nm
- Danish: dagligstue nutr
- Dutch: zitkamer n
- Finnish: oleskeluhuone n
- Greek: σαλόνι nnt
- Italian: sala d’aspetto nf
- Japanese: ラウンジ n
- Korean: 라운지 n
- Norwegian: dagligstue nm
- Polish: salon nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: sala de estar nf
- European Spanish:
sala
nf
- Swedish: vardagsrum nnt
- Thai: ห้องนั่งเล่นในบ้าน n
- Turkish: oturma odası n
- Vietnamese: phòng khách n
Usage examples
She sat down in the lounge chair next to the navigational table.
Terman, Douglas, Cormorant (1994)The lounge makes use of another trend with its welcoming bar, which overlooks the small open kitchen.
Globe and Mail (2003)Another attractive feature of the lounge is the brick-built fireplace, which has a Living Flame gas fire.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The only time I would stay in the lounge was when my flatmate was in the lounge as well.
Stanko, Elizabeth, Everyday Violence (1990)
