lounge
To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
Verb 2 meanings
To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
“We like to spend our Sundays lounging about at home in our pyjamas.”
To walk or go in a leisurely manner.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of someone who lounges; idle reclining.
A room of a house for casual relaxing and entertaining.
“Near-synonyms: den, living room, sitting room, parlour, parlor, rec room”
A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.
A waiting room in an office, airport etc.
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from French s'allonger (“to lie down”). Compare French longer (“to walk along”). Compare also German lungern (“to hang or lounge around, linger”).
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LOUNGE at a glance
LOUNGE has 6 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (L 1 + O 1 + U 1 + N 1 + G 2 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,938 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with lounge
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