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resort

resort

247 1.1
A place like a hotel where people go for holidays and relaxation
  • noun
  • /rɪˈzɔrt/
translation icon : complejo turístico
  • I was soon at a certain pleasant resort town crowded with tourists.
  • ski resort
  • resort hotel
  • beach resort

So we're staying in this nice resort in Sedona.

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Examples

  • My old man was a cook at a resort in the Catskills for 27 years.

  • I had a a summer job at a beach resort outside of Boston.

  • Do you want to live in a five star resort for free?

  • We are leaving our resort and walking down the road to find some coffee.

  • Bobby, you should go enjoy the resort.

  • We were part of the convention at the resort.

  • Actually, I went to a resort club in the Caribbean for a week.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • So we're staying in this nice resort in Sedona.

  • It is a seaside resort.

  • Many couples choose to spend their honeymoon at a luxurious resort by the ocean.

Synonyms

hotel
vsresort
1.0

A building where people pay to stay and get meals and other services

refers to holiday or recreation places rather than general lodging buildings
vacation spot
vsresort
  • US
9 2.3

A place people visit for rest and fun

covers such places but also any site used for holiday stays
resort hotel
vsresort
3 2.8

A hotel in a vacation area that offers many services and activities for guests

includes that kind of lodging but also larger holiday complexes
holiday resort
vsresort
  • UK
1 1.9

A place with hotels, pools, and activities where people stay on holiday

is the general term for places people visit for relaxation
watering place
vsresort
  • Archaic
7.4

A place by a spring or the sea where people go to rest and get better

is broader, meaning any holiday or relaxation place not only health sites

Compounds

69 3.5

A final thing you try when all other options have failed

18 2.3

A place with hotels and lifts where people go to ski or enjoy winter sports

3 2.4

A place with hotels and things to do where people go for holidays

3 2.8

A hotel in a vacation area that offers many services and activities for guests

1 1.9

A place with hotels, pools, and activities where people stay on holiday

A place where newly married couples stay for a romantic holiday

How Luxurious

resort hotel
3 2.8
resort
247 1.1
hotel
1.0
guesthouse
21 2.5
camp
1.0

Surface Forms

resort singular
resorts plural

Etymology

Resort comes from old French parts re- 'again' and sortir 'to go out', and it originally meant a place people went back to; that's why a resort is a place you return to for rest, fun, and holidays.