salon
10
4.5
- noun
- /səˈlɑn/
:
salón
- The guests lingered in the salon, enjoying the elegant decor and each other's company.
- literary salon
- salon interaction
But now that we have a new table for this space, I will say the salon is not open.
- But now that we have a new table for this space, I will say the salon is not open.
- So my mom kind of found like this one salon and the salon came with DJ, it came with food, it came with cake, it came with.
- Moving on into the Saloon slash Salon, if you're American, basically like the living room, dining room, hangout area.
Examples
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If you don't mind, I'd like to speak to all of you in the salon for a moment.
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This is the dining salon.
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But now that we have a new table for this space, I will say the salon is not open.
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Everything is prepared for you in the salon.
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Everyone is in the salon.
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Show him into the salon.
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- In the salon, monsieur.
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She's invited us to her salon, you know.
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Finally, he allowed me to lead him back to the salon and offer a glass of Sandusker wine.
Fiction book (1999) -
They're sitting side by side in the salon.
Synonyms
186
4.4
A room in a house or inn where people sit to talk and meet guests
20
1.6
A room in a house where people sit and talk
20
4.2
A formal room where guests are received and entertained
4
3.2
A room in a house or hotel where visitors wait and the host meets them
Compounds
How Formal
- Archaic
20
4.2
10
4.5
- US
186
4.4
- UK
20
1.6
617
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Salon comes from the French word salon, from sala meaning 'hall' or 'large room'. It became the name for an elegant sitting room where people received guests, so a salon is a formal room for visitors.