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boudoir

  • /ˈbuːdwɑː/ UK
  • /buˈdwɑɹ/ US
  • /ˈbuːdwɔːɹ/ obsolete

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French boudoir, from bouder (“to sulk”), of Germanic origin.

noun boudoirs

  1. 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. US, slang An army tent.

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noun woman's private room

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"boudoir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boudoir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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boudoir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boudoir

Chicago

"boudoir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boudoir.

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@misc{boudoir_2026,
  title = {boudoir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boudoir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}