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boudoir
" As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action."
William Manchester

Meaning of "boudoir" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOUDOIR

From French, literally: room for sulking in, from bouder to sulk.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BOUDOIR

ˈbuːdwɑː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOUDOIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boudoir is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOUDOIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boudoir

A boudoir is a lady's private bedroom, sitting room or dressing room. The term derives from the French verb bouder, meaning "to be sulky" or boudeur, meaning "sulky".

Definition of boudoir in the English dictionary

The definition of boudoir in the dictionary is a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOUDOIR

armoire · baignoire · bourgeois · Chihuahua · Chippewa · devoir · devoirs · Dubois · fatwa · foodoir · Kwa · memoir · noir · Renoir · repertoire · reservoir · Seychellois · tous-les-mois · Vaudois · wawa

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOUDOIR

boubou · bouche · Boucher · Boucicault · bouderie · Boudicca · boudin · boudoir grand · bouffant · bouffe · Bougainville · bougainvillea · bouge · bouget · bough · boughless · boughpot · bought · boughten · bougie

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOUDOIR

abattoir · au revoir · Beauvoir · choir · coir · couloir · de Beauvoir · Eure-et-Loir · film noir · gospel choir · grattoir · loir · male-voice choir · peignoir · Pinot Noir · pochoir · preach to the choir · remontoir · terroir · trottoir

Synonyms and antonyms of boudoir in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boudoir» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOUDOIR

Find out the translation of boudoir to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of boudoir from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boudoir» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

闺房
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

boudoir
570 millions of speakers
en

English

boudoir
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

boudoir
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خدر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

будуар
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

boudoir
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

মহিলার খাসকামরা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

boudoir
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Boudoir
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Boudoir
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ブドワール
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

내실
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Boudoir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

boudoir
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தனியறை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

घराची ओढा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kadının küçük özel odası
70 millions of speakers
it

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salottino
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

buduar
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

будуар
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

budoar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπουντουάρ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boudoir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boudoir
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boudoir
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boudoir

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUDOIR»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boudoir

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3 QUOTES WITH «BOUDOIR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word boudoir.
1
Laurie Graham
It was the Victorians who covered the piano legs and drew a heavy curtain over what a lady got up to in her boudoir.
2
William Manchester
As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action.
3
Kathleen Winsor
It was a woman's bedroom, actually a boudoir, and no man belonged in it except by invitation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOUDOIR»

Discover the use of boudoir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boudoir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Art of Boudoir Photography: How to Create Stunning ...
"Cultivating sex appeal and looking great naked is not about crash dieting or Photoshop, but rather is about a woman’s attitude, confidence, playful personality, and feeling good in her own skin.” –Christa Meola, boudoir photographer ...
Christa Meola, 2012
2
The Beast in the Boudoir: Petkeeping in Nineteenth-century Paris
"Kete uses relatively obscure material as a prism to refract important changes in sensibility. Her book offers a brilliant new way of understanding the traumas of modernity."--Thomas W. Laqueur, author of "Making Sex"
Kathleen Kete, 1994
3
Ellie Vayo's Guide to Boudoir Photography
By implementing the tasteful marketing strategies and the elegant, classy style of image-making offered in this guide, photographers will vamp up not only their studio offerings but also their sales.
Ellie Vayo, 2009
4
Boudoir Windows of Washington
This rare volume anonymously details the private lives of influential women of the early 20th century, including Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
Anonymous, 2007
5
The Boudoir Bible: The Uninhibited Sex Guide for Today
Although it also covers the basics, "The Boudoir Bible" fills those niches missing from other sex guides nicely, with chapters on rope bondage, restraints of sound and sight, erotic flagellation, and the stimulation of new erogenous zones.
Betony Vernon, 2013
6
Boudoir Photography: The Complete Guide to Shooting Intimate ...
A guide to intimate portraits offers advice on equipment, makeup, styling, lighting, shooting, retouching, and postproduction techniques.
Critsey Rowe, 2011
7
Geometry in the Boudoir: Configurations of French Erotic ...
In this lively and insightful book, Peter Cryle reconsiders canonical French erotic literature of the last three hundred years, particularly that of the eighteenth century.
Peter M. Cryle, 1994
8
The Stone Boudoir: Travels Through the Hidden Villages of Sicily
Presents a foray through Sicily's most secluded mountain towns, from the small towns surrounding Mount Etna to the villages in the Madonic Mountains, bringing to life the culture, tradition, and history of these remote locations.
Theresa Maggio, Teri Maggio, 2003
9
Boudoir Ballads
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Joseph Ashby-Sterry, 2010
10
Boudoir Art: The Celebration of Life
Illustrated with 280 color examples of charming Boudoir Art, the book chronicles "major" and "minor" artists of the early twentieth century who captured the beauty of post-Victorian women through their etchings and lithographs.
Clifford P. Catania, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOUDOIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boudoir is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ewan Phelan, Photographer, Shares Intimate Queer Boudoir Photos …
The pair are traveling educators and photographers, specifically experts on boudoir photography, and their work has taken them around the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Shops in Cambridgeshire could open for longer on Sundays with …
Pippa Sandison owns Boudoir Femme on King Street, Cambridge. The store can trade whenever it chooses, but does not open on Sundays. «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
3
Ulyana Sergeenko
The apartment theme gave Sergeenko a reason to explore boudoir-ish pieces. A black silk dress wrapped closed like a peignoir and a floral ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
4
Versace, Dior and the Reality Gap
... most often bustier-topped and paired with unexpected relics from a once-lavish interior: fur pompoms, boudoir lace, a satin coat quilted like a ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
The Humans of Humans Are Dead Set on Being Terrible to Their …
She kills the old guy, uses his remaining body heat to trigger the door to her prison/boudoir, and gets the hell out. In keeping with my thesis, ... «io9, Jul 15»
6
At Couture, Flower Children and Soviet Flappers
She then progressed into more suggestive styles fit for the boudoir: a loosely fastened silk wrap and pajama-style suiting. Some of the more ... «New York Magazine, Jul 15»
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Haute Couture Fall 2015: Ulyana Sergeenko's Soviet-era Romanticism
... silk robes hung loosely, embellished on the asymmetrical lines with pleated flounces, evoking the disheveled glamor of a bygone boudoir. «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jul 15»
8
REVIEW: The Gruffalo, Lyric Theatre
... its latest manifestation in the bling and boudoir-pink setting of the Lyric Theatre. There it stays until January when a further UK Tour beckons. «British Theatre, Jul 15»
9
Atom Bomb Studio offers tattoos, body art and gallery
"Right now I'm working with photographers to (paint) clothing for swimsuit and boudoir photography. I think the transformative aspect is what's ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jul 15»
10
Nina Ricci Resort 2016
... were unlined, and a tweed jacket was spliced with organza at the sides, a boudoir-ish touch that didn't detract from its everyday wearability. «Style.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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