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

In this lovely boudoir, you can go immediately from bed to a dip in the sea.

From The Daily Beast

No saint, demonstrating a disdain for the poor and a fair bit of intellectual snobbery, Lister once told a lover she was glad her father hadn’t raised her as a man, “because then I would not have been able to be in your boudoirs.”

From Ozy

While playing this more mature role, it appears that Lawrence developed a predilection for all things boudoir.

From The Daily Beast

Rizzoli, The Boudoir Bible: The Uninhibited Sex Guide for Today, $20.

From The Daily Beast

The hour was beyond the time in which he ought to have been in the imperial boudoir, to await the hand of his intended bride.

From Project Gutenberg

The two women shut themselves into a boudoir, and I put myself within hearing.

From Project Gutenberg

The dressing-room was really a ravishing boudoir hung with pale blue satin, studded with marguerites.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus the conversation that is conceded in a club smoking-room would be intolerable in the boudoir.

From Project Gutenberg

The extremely rich furniture was of a boudoir and toilet chamber leading to a parlor.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bedroom