boudoir

noun

bou·​doir ˈbü-ˌdwär 

ˈbu̇-ˌdwär, 

ˌbü-ˈdwär 

ˌbu̇-ˈdwär

: a woman's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room

Examples of boudoir in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Standing in his boudoir the size of a one-bedroom apartment, Roth often looks half like Effie Trinket from The Hunger Games and half like a housewife in a Douglas Sirk film. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

Madonna embraced monochromatic boudoir dressing for her Club Confessions dance party in Amsterdam. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026

Adding more drama to the lingerie look, Waterhouse wore a light pink tulle boudoir-style robe with ruffling. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 July 2026

The room, its walls expensively craquelure'd to resemble fractured eggshells, its pale taffeta curtains billowing in the chill English breeze, is more Hollywood boudoir than office. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

French, from bouder to pout

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for boudoir

• moire
• noir

Kids Definition

boudoir

noun

bou·​doir ˈbüd-ˌwär  ˈbu̇d- 

: a woman's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room

Etymology

from French boudoir "lady's dressing room," literally, "a place to sulk," from bouder "to sulk"