lanai

¹

[ luh-nahy, lah-nah-ee ]

noun

, Hawaiian.

, plural la·na·is.

1. a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.

Lanai

²

or La·na·'i

[ lah-nah-ee, luh-nahy ]

noun

1. an island in central Hawaii: no longer a globally commercial pineapple producer, but formerly the site of the world’s largest pineapple plantation. 141 sq. mi. (365 sq. km).

lanai

¹

/ lɑːˈnɑːɪ; ləˈnaɪ /

noun

1. See veranda
   a Hawaiian word for veranda

Lanai

²

/ lɑːˈnɑːɪ; ləˈnaɪ /

noun

1. an island in central Hawaii, west of Maui island. Pop: 3193 (2000). Area: 363 sq km. (140 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of lanai¹

First recorded in 1865–70; from Hawaiian lānai ”roofed structure with open sides, porch”

Example Sentences

Ellison, whose net worth hovers around $90 billion, owns 98 percent of Lanai, home to more than 3,000 people.

From Ozy

The Four Seasons in Lanai, for example, has experienced a remarkable turnaround in the last quarter.

From Fortune

I’ve moved to the State of Hawaii and I’ll be using the power of Zoom to work from the island of Lanai.

From Fortune

For him and other residents, the pandemic has brought home Lanai’s need to diversify its economy.

From Fortune

Four have been helicoptered off because Lanai’s lone hospital isn’t equipped with a critical care unit.

From Fortune

Move to the large lanai for indoor/outdoor time under a covered roof and wooden ceiling fans.

From The Daily Beast

Whether she liked it or not, Rue reached her professional apotheosis on the lanai.

From The Daily Beast

It was not etiquette to decline, and we sat at the end of the Lanai, with nameless dishes strewn about us in hopeless confusion.

From Project Gutenberg

In the love-light of the Commodore's Lanai, life was very precious to this particular Jack-ashore.

From Project Gutenberg

There was nothing in his Lanai life to die of, except an accident, and in course of time he met with one.

From Project Gutenberg

And higher up the slope of the seeming abyss, above the cloud-battle, in the air and sky, hung the islands of Lanai and Molokai.

From Project Gutenberg

When he has left Lanai, either for Hawaii or for the land of souls, I will bring you back to the sun.

From Project Gutenberg