lounge

English Online Dictionary. What means lounge‎? What does lounge mean?

English

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Perhaps from French s’allonger (“to lie down”). Compare French longer (“to walk along”). Compare also German lungern (“to hang or lounge around, linger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʊnd͡ʒ/
• Rhymes: -aʊnd͡ʒ
• (Hong Kong) IPA^(key): /laʊnd͡ʒ/, (proscribed) /lɔnd͡ʒ/

Verb

lounge (third-person singular simple present lounges, present participle lounging, simple past and past participle lounged)

1. (intransitive) To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
2. To walk or go in a leisurely manner.

Translations

Noun

lounge (plural lounges)

1. (now rare) A place where one can lounge; an area, establishment, house etc. where loungers gather and where one can relax and be at ease.
2. The act of someone who lounges; idle reclining.
3. (British) The living room or sitting room of a house.
4. A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.
5. A waiting room in an office, airport etc.
6. An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.

Synonyms

• (living room): loungeroom (Australia), sitting room (Britain), parlour
• (pub): See also Thesaurus:pub

Descendants

• German: Lounge
• Japanese: ラウンジ (raunji)
• Korean: 라운지 (raunji)
• Swedish: lounge

Translations

Derived terms

Anagrams

• lugeon

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English lounge.

Noun

lounge m (definite singular loungen, indefinite plural lounger, definite plural loungene)

1. a lounge (usually in a hotel, airport or ship)

References

• “lounge” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Spanish

Noun

lounge m (plural lounges or lounge)

1. lounge

Swedish

Etymology 1

lo +‎ unge

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²luː.ɵŋɛ/

Noun

lounge c

1. A lynx cub.

Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English lounge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹laʊndʂ/

Noun

lounge c

1. A lounge, a waiting room.

Declension

References

• lounge in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lounge in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lounge in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)