boudoir

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbuːdwɑːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbudwɑr, -dwɔr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bo̅o̅′dwär, -dwôr)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
bou•doir /ˈbudwɑr, -dwɔr/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bou•doir  (bo̅o̅′dwär, -dwôr),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.
  • French: literally, a sulking place (boud(er) to sulk + -oir -ory2)
  • 1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
boudoir / ˈbuːdwɑː -dwɔː/
  1. a woman's bedroom or private sitting room
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, literally: room for sulking in, from bouder to sulk
'boudoir' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bower

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