Lounge Definition
lounj
lounged, lounges, lounging
verb
lounged, lounges, lounging
To spend by lounging.
To lounge the summer away.
Webster's New World
To stand, move, sit, lie, etc. in a relaxed or lazy way; loll.
Webster's New World
To spend time in idleness.
They lounge around on street corners, wasting their lives.
Webster's New World
To pass (time) in a lazy, relaxed, or idle way.
Lounged the day away.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
lounges
An act or time of lounging.
Webster's New World
A public waiting room, as in a hotel or an air terminal, often having smoking or lavatory facilities.
American Heritage
A cocktail lounge.
American Heritage
A lounging gait or stroll.
Webster's New World
A room, as in a hotel or theater, where guests or patrons may go to relax, socialize, smoke, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- couch
- sofa
- waiting area
- waiting-room
- hotel lobby
- public room
- cocktail-lounge
- club room
- bar
- mezzanine
- parlor
- reception-room
- divan
- settee
Origin of Lounge
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Possibly from French s'allonger to stretch out from Old French alongier to lengthen from Medieval Latin allongāre Latin ad- ad- Latin longus long long1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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