Boudoirs

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A private room for a woman, often used for dressing or relaxation
2. A secluded space in a home designed for personal use and comfort
3. A stylish or elegantly appointed area where one can retreat for privacy or leisure

Etymology: "Boudoir" comes from French "bouder," meaning "to sulk" or "to pout," and the word originally described a private room where a woman could retreat, often after a quarrel, to be alone with her displeasure. The sense of sulking was built into the word from the start: a person who withdrew to a boudoir was going off to pout away from company, not to show off a decorated space. English borrowed the term from French in the 18th century, and it was in that period that the meaning shifted toward the elegant, feminine dressing room or bedroom we now associate with it. The room itself became the point, while the original idea of a sulk faded into the background. The plural "boudoirs" is simply the regular form of the noun, used when referring to more than one such room.

Synonyms: dressing rooms, sitting rooms