boudoir C2 Topic:House & Home US /buˈdwɑɹ/ UK /ˈbuːdwɑː/ See IPA manual Freq #26127 Meanings 1 noun A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom. The Duchesse's boudoir was fitted up in a style of luxury utterly different from anything before familiar to the Carraras. 2 noun a lady's bedroom or private sitting room 3 noun An army tent. Thesaurus Word family Related forms boody Etymology Borrowed from French boudoir, from bouder (“to sulk”), of Germanic origin. Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # boudoir **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /buˈdwɑɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbuːdwɑː/ **Frequency rank:** 26127 ## Meanings 1. A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom. 2. a lady's bedroom or private sitting room 3. An army tent. ## Examples - The Duchesse's boudoir was fitted up in a style of luxury utterly different from anything before familiar to the Carraras. ## Related Forms - boody ## Etymology Borrowed from French boudoir, from bouder (“to sulk”), of Germanic origin. ## Topics - House & Home markdown