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Antonyms for lounge

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : lounj
Phonetic Transcription : laʊndʒ


Definition of lounge

Origin :
  • "to loll idly," c.1500, Scottish, of uncertain origin, perhaps [Barnhart] from French s'allonger (paresseusement) "to lounge about, lie at full length," from Old French alongier "lengthen," from Latin longus "long" (see long (adj.)). Another etymology traces it through obsolete lungis (n.) "slow, lazy person" (c.1560), from Middle French longis, a generic application of Longinus, supposed to be the name of the centurion who pierced Christ's side with a spear in John xix:34. Popular etymology associated the name directly with long (adj.). Related: Lounged; lounging.
  • noun club, socializing place
  • verb lie about, waste time
Example sentences :
  • Sally, exhausted by the long watch, had fallen asleep on a lounge.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • As they entered the lounge, Eric wondered why he had chosen this of all places.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
  • And Miss Van Harlem, in a bewitching wrapper, sat on the lounge and admired.
  • Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet
  • The library was tenanted by Cousin Percy, who was taking a nap on the lounge.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • We attended the concert in the Lounge, and the ball on the promenade deck which followed.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I told Hephzy of my experience when I joined her in the Lounge.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He looked my way and then retreated into the lounge archway.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
  • Sternward on the deck, by the lounge oval, I could see Miko standing.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • On the lounge couches there still lay the quarter-score bodies.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • When she had settled herself on a lounge, she sighed inconsequently.
  • Extract from : « The Man Who Wins » by Robert Herrick

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