boudoir
/buˈdwɑɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.
Example Sentences
- "The Duchesse's boudoir was fitted up in a style of luxury utterly different from anything before familiar to the Carraras."
- "The church like a huge boudoir spread around her; the arches bent down to gather in the shade the confession of her love; the windows shone resplendent to illumine her face, and the censers would burn that she might appear like an angel amid the fumes of the sweet-smelling odours."
- "Dorcas, faithful to her “young gentlemen,” denied strenuously that it could have been John’s voice she heard, and resolutely declared, in the teeth of everything, that it was Mr. Inglethorp who had been in the boudoir with her mistress."
- "I found her in her boudoir getting outside a dish of tea and a crumpet."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: boudoir, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /buˈdwɑɹ/
- British English: /ˈbuːdwɑː/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
boudoir bandicoot
boudoir biscuit
boudoir chair
boudoir lamp
boudoir piano
smell like a tart's boudoir
withdrawing room
drawing room