boudoir

[boo-dwahr, -dwawr]

noun

1. a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.

boudoir

/ -dwɔː, ˈbuːdwɑː /

noun

1. a woman's bedroom or private sitting room

Word History and Origins

Origin of boudoir¹

1775–85; < French: literally, a sulking place ( boud ( er ) to sulk + -oir -ory ² )

Word History and Origins

Origin of boudoir¹

C18: from French, literally: room for sulking in, from bouder to sulk

Example Sentences

As framed by beautiful, evocative pairings that punctuate the show’s final galleries, the conversation continued, with some of Manet’s later boudoir interiors and portraits of fashionable Parisiennes unthinkable without Morisot’s example.

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A sensuous lounge and screening room lead to a celestial primary suite and an adjoining boudoir on the north side.

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A velour slip dress with lace gloves, and a black lace dress over animal print tights gave boudoir looks the final say.

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A trio of boudoirs held oils and powders and dried roots.

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At his Greenwich Village duplex last month, he noted how the arched entrance to his blindingly white boudoir resembles a proscenium.

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Related Words

• bedroom