Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaise lounge

/ˌʃeɪz ˈlaʊndʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: chaise lounge
IPA: /ˌʃeɪz ˈlaʊndʒ/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of chaise longue.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Old Tinker, in evening dress, sat uncomfortably, sideways, upon the edge of a wicker and brocade “chaise lounge,” finishing a tiny glass of chartreuse, while Talbot Potter, in the middle of the room, took leave of a second guest who had been dining with him."

Etymology

American alteration of French chaise longue (literally “long chair”), due to a conflation with English lounge (the term, of uncertain etymology, is possibly a distant cognate of French long); attested from 19th century.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: chaise longue, long

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌʃeɪz ˈlaʊndʒ/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

chaise lounges (plural)

Synonyms

chaise longue

Rhymes With

lounge scrounge

Questions

How do you pronounce chaise lounge?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʃeɪz ˈlaʊndʒ/.
What does chaise lounge mean?: Synonym of chaise longue.
Where does chaise lounge come from?: It is traced to French.

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