lounge

C2+ Topic:House & Home

US /laʊndʒ/ UK /laʊndʒ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a room for relaxing; to recline or loll idly

They lounged on the sofa watching the rain fall.
2

verb
to sit, lie or move in a relaxed, unhurried way

Guests can lounge beside the pool after lunch.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Multiword verbs with lounge

lounge around Phrasal verb C2+

to spend time relaxing idly in a place

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a room for relaxing; to... loll recline relax laze sprawl loaf saloon parlor

Opposites

bustle toil

Word family

Forms loungerloungers

Derived forms loungerlounging

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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lounge around
to spend time relaxing idly in a place

Verb + adverb

Etymology

Of uncertain origin; first attested in Scots in the 16th century meaning 'to loll, move indolently', perhaps related to obsolete lungis ('a lazy lout') from French longis, or to Latin longus ('long'). The derivation is debated.

Topics

House & Home

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# lounge

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /laʊndʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /laʊndʒ/

## Meanings
1. a room for relaxing; to recline or loll idly
2. to sit, lie or move in a relaxed, unhurried way

## Examples
- They lounged on the sofa watching the rain fall.
- Guests can lounge beside the pool after lunch.

## Synonyms
- loll
- recline
- relax
- laze
- sprawl
- loaf
- saloon
- parlor

## Antonyms
- bustle
- toil

## Derived Forms
- lounger
- lounging

## Etymology
Of uncertain origin; first attested in Scots in the 16th century meaning 'to loll, move indolently', perhaps related to obsolete lungis ('a lazy lout') from French longis, or to Latin longus ('long'). The derivation is debated.

## AI Etymology
Lounge is of uncertain origin; first attested in Scots in the 16th century meaning 'to loll, move indolently', perhaps related to obsolete lungis ('a lazy lout') from French longis, or to Latin longus ('long'). The derivation is debated. As a noun, lounge means a room for relaxing; to recline or loll idly. The same family is visible in derived forms such as lounger and lounging. The uncertainty belongs to the older derivation, so the explanation should preserve alternatives rather than choosing one unsupported origin.

## Topics
- House & Home

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