lounge

[ lounj ]

verb (used without object)

, lounged, loung·ing.

1. to pass time idly and indolently.

   Synonyms: potter, dally, relax, idle, loaf

2. to rest or recline indolently; loll:

   We lounged in the sun all afternoon.

3. to go or move in a leisurely, indolent manner; saunter (usually followed by around, along, off, etc.).

verb (used with object)

, lounged, loung·ing.

1. to pass (time) in lounging (usually followed by away or out ):

   to lounge away the afternoon.

noun

1. a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
2. a place for sitting, waiting, smoking, etc., especially a large public room, as in a hotel, theater, or air terminal, often with adjoining washrooms.
3. a section on a train, plane, or ship having various club or social facilities.
4. a cocktail lounge.
5. Archaic. the act or a period of lounging.
6. Archaic. a lounging gait.

lounge

/ laʊndʒ /

verb

1. intr; often foll by about or around to sit, lie, walk, or stand in a relaxed manner
2. to pass (time) lazily or idly

noun

1. 1. a communal room in a hotel, ship, theatre, etc, used for waiting or relaxing in
   2. ( as modifier )

      lounge chair

2. a living room in a private house
3. Also calledlounge barsaloon bar a more expensive bar in a pub or hotel
4. 1. an expensive bar, esp in a hotel
   2. short for cocktail lounge
5. a sofa or couch, esp one with a headrest and no back
6. the act or an instance of lounging

Other Words From

• loungy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lounge¹

First recorded in 1500–10; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of lounge¹

C16: origin unknown

Synonym Study

Lounge, loll, laze, and loaf can all be used to mean “to pass time idly.” But lounge implies a leaning or reclining posture, and an experience of comfort, relaxation, and enjoyment: When he was home, he preferred to lounge in his easy chair and watch TV. Loll also conveys a leaning posture: Visitors can loll on the grass in beanbag chairs or loungers. Laze suggests no particular posture, but a relaxed indulgence, as in We spent the summer swimming, surfing, and lazing under the sun, while loaf is sometimes used to convey idle wastefulness: I spent all of Sunday just loafing around the house.

Example Sentences

Most often Ms Chola is photographed in all her glamour outside - often sitting on an elegant wooden chair or lounging on a leather sofa.

From BBC

I’ve been working on these lounge chairs for almost the last decade.

From Los Angeles Times

Williams, 56, is lounging on a sofa in London’s Charlotte Street Hotel, drinking coffee and attempting not to get croissant crumbs all over herself.

From Los Angeles Times

We're sitting in her lounge surrounded by books and toys while two-year-old Winnie plays happily with a social worker in the next room.

From BBC

"He was in the corner of the lounge with his hands on his head, crouching in the corner and just sobbing. He was repeating 'I don't know what's the matter with me'."

From BBC

Related Words

• bar
• lobby
• parlor
• pub
• saloon