Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To move or act in a lazy, relaxed way; loll: lounging on the sofa; lounged around in pajamas.
- v. To pass time idly: lounged in Venice till June.
- v. To pass (time) in a lazy, relaxed, or idle way: lounged the day away.
- n. A public waiting room, as in a hotel or an air terminal, often having smoking or lavatory facilities.
- n. A cocktail lounge.
- n. A living room.
- n. A lobby.
- n. A long couch, especially one having no back and a headrest at one end.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To act, move, or rest in a lazy or listless manner; move about or do anything with negligence or indifference.
- To recline in a lazy attitude; loll: as, to lounge on a sofa.
- n. The act of sauntering or strolling; the act of reclining at ease or lolling.
- n. A place frequented by idlers.
- n. A kind of sofa for reclining, having one arm only and a low back, or no back, so as to be used from either side.
- n. A treat; a comfort.
- n. An obsolete spelling of lunge.
Wiktionary
- n. A waiting room in an office, airport etc.
- n. A domestic living room.
- n. An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and you are able to sit comfortably as music is being played softly in the background and/or a television program is being displayed .
- n. A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch. Also a lounge chair.
- v. To relax as if in a lounge.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
- n. An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently; a place of lounging.
- n. A piece of furniture resembling a sofa, upon which one may lie or recline.
WordNet 3.0
- v. sit or recline comfortably
- v. be about
- n. an upholstered seat for more than one person
- n. a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
Etymologies
- Possibly from French s'allonger, to stretch out, from Old French alongier, to lengthen, from Medieval Latin allongāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin longus, long; see long1.
Examples
“Old pal Anton Corbijn is in the Dover Street Arts Club for a charity meeting with Prince Philip but he hasn't fully grasped the meaning of the expression 'lounge suit'.”
“When the word "lounge" attaches itself to anything sartorial, it conjures up all sorts of "Sopranos" imagery and connotations.”
“(Apparently the lounge is the place for young valley movers and shakers to wheel and deal.)”
“Embraced by the glass prism that also illuminates with its color light to inside, the lounge is a resting area, a place to chat and eat, with softer music that slowly brings people to the real world.”
“Getting drunk in the lounge is a perfect excuse for wearing nuddy pants, I would have thought.”
“The light in this lounge is a horrible, repressive, tiring light.”
“Bloomberg News Traditional Japanese tea lounge is seen inside the new international terminal building of Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan.”
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“The fireplace-warmed lounge is watched over by a Botero painting, and the bar is decked out with vintage barber stools and musical instruments.”
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“A large lounge is situated at the last floor, a perfect place to see some of the the best views of Johannesburg.”
“Extra outlets have been installed in lounge-style public seating areas.”
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