Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cloakroom

/ˈkləʊkɹʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: cloak-room
IPA: /ˈkləʊkɹʊm/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.

noun

A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.

Indian usage; British usage

noun

A private lounge next to a legislative chamber.

noun

A lavatory, now particularly a small secondary lavatory or a men's room.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Although there was a cloakroom on the ground floor, the Old Rectory had only one bathroom, a defect which necessitated embarrassed, low-voiced enquiries before anyone upset their carefully worked-out rota by taking an unexpected bath."

Etymology

From cloak + room.

Usage

Indian usage
British usage

Inflected Forms

cloakrooms (plural) cloak room (alternative)

Phrases

cloakroom attendant cloakroom ticket ladies' cloakroom

Frequently Paired Words

ladies' cloakroom powder room

Synonyms

cloaks coatroom coat check checkroom lost and found baggage room left-luggage office bathroom half bath half bathroom toilet

Questions

How do you pronounce cloakroom?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkləʊkɹʊm/.
What does cloakroom mean?: A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.
Where does cloakroom come from?: From cloak + room.

How to pronounce cloakroom

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