lounge

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an upholstered seat for more than one person
  2. noun a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
  3. verb sit or recline comfortably

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

sofa, couch

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