boudoir

noun

bou·​doir ˈbü-ˌdwär How to pronounce boudoir (audio)
ˈbu̇-ˌdwär, 
ˌbü-ˈdwär How to pronounce boudoir (audio)
ˌbu̇-ˈdwär
: a woman's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room

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Adding more drama to the lingerie look, Waterhouse wore a light pink tulle boudoir-style robe with ruffling. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 July 2026 The room, its walls expensively craquelure'd to resemble fractured eggshells, its pale taffeta curtains billowing in the chill English breeze, is more Hollywood boudoir than office. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026 The mirrors inside are lined with white bulbs just like a boudoir from the heydays of Hollywood. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026 Its true inspiration comes from 1940s French furnishings, though this contemporary version can still stand proudly in any modern living room or boudoir. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boudoir

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Etymology

French, from bouder to pout

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boudoir was in 1777

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boudoir

noun
bou·​doir ˈbüd-ˌwär How to pronounce boudoir (audio) ˈbu̇d- How to pronounce boudoir (audio)
: a woman's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room
Etymology

from French boudoir "lady's dressing room," literally, "a place to sulk," from bouder "to sulk"

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