lounge

[ lounj ]

verb (used without object)

, lounged, loung·ing.

1. to pass time idly and indolently.

   Synonyms: potter, dally, relax, idle, loaf

2. to rest or recline indolently; loll:

   We lounged in the sun all afternoon.

3. to go or move in a leisurely, indolent manner; saunter (usually followed by around, along, off, etc.).

verb (used with object)

, lounged, loung·ing.

1. to pass (time) in lounging (usually followed by away or out ):

   to lounge away the afternoon.

noun

1. a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
2. a place for sitting, waiting, smoking, etc., especially a large public room, as in a hotel, theater, or air terminal, often with adjoining washrooms.
3. a section on a train, plane, or ship having various club or social facilities.
4. a cocktail lounge.
5. Archaic. the act or a period of lounging.
6. Archaic. a lounging gait.

lounge

/ laʊndʒ /

verb

1. intr; often foll by about or around to sit, lie, walk, or stand in a relaxed manner
2. to pass (time) lazily or idly

noun

1. 1. a communal room in a hotel, ship, theatre, etc, used for waiting or relaxing in
   2. ( as modifier )

      lounge chair

2. a living room in a private house
3. Also calledlounge barsaloon bar a more expensive bar in a pub or hotel
4. 1. an expensive bar, esp in a hotel
   2. short for cocktail lounge
5. a sofa or couch, esp one with a headrest and no back
6. the act or an instance of lounging

Other Words From

• loungy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lounge¹

First recorded in 1500–10; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of lounge¹

C16: origin unknown

Synonym Study

Lounge, loll, laze, and loaf can all be used to mean “to pass time idly.” But lounge implies a leaning or reclining posture, and an experience of comfort, relaxation, and enjoyment: When he was home, he preferred to lounge in his easy chair and watch TV. Loll also conveys a leaning posture: Visitors can loll on the grass in beanbag chairs or loungers. Laze suggests no particular posture, but a relaxed indulgence, as in We spent the summer swimming, surfing, and lazing under the sun, while loaf is sometimes used to convey idle wastefulness: I spent all of Sunday just loafing around the house.

Example Sentences

In addition, it added a bi-level addition to the rooftop featuring a lounge and fitness facility.

From Digiday

The 27-year-old marketing executive ended up moving into a co-living building — a set of rooms with shared common spaces like a kitchen and lounge.

From Ozy

Making room to work aloneA large proportion of offices already have lounges and areas where employees can chat and meet.

From Digiday

Some resources are targeted specifically to teachers, including how-tos on remote learning and a virtual teachers lounge.

From Washington Post

The lounge decor takes customers back to the 1920s when Tillie the elephant could be seen performing at John Robertson circus held in the neighborhood.

From No Straight News

Two and a half years ago this was just a sock, underwear and a lounge kind of company.

From The Daily Beast

There was a first-class lounge with a sunken well and cocktail bar.

From The Daily Beast

Last week, I sat down with Kristen Stewart in the lobby lounge of the Greenwich Hotel in downtown New York.

From The Daily Beast

We are playing stuff that goes back to the Lounge Lizards first concert.

From The Daily Beast

It was actually by Lurie, who sang on it, as he never did with the Lounge Lizards.

From The Daily Beast

It was very pleasant there on the side porch, where there were chairs, a wicker lounge, and a small table.

From Project Gutenberg

Victor went and reclined on the wicker lounge behind his mother's chair, where he commanded a view of Edna's face.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm rather shaky on my pins yet and the chair it must be, if I'm to put myself in connection with that lounge.

From Project Gutenberg

He leaned upon the lounge with an arm extended across her, while the other hand still rested upon her hair.

From Project Gutenberg

A little later Mrs. Errington met him in the lounge and accompanied him to the lawn where they had sat the day before.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bar
• lobby
• parlor
• pub
• saloon