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

With a mirror on its side and a clock in its back, Mero’s creation, about 6 feet tall and 3 feet deep yet smaller on its interior, looks something akin to an intimate, private boudoir — the sort of dressing room that wouldn’t be out of place in one of Broadway’s historic downtown theaters. —Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026

Period rooms abound in Paris, but this experience is built upon scenographic suggestions of space—bedchamber, library, boudoir, chapel, dining room, salon—and moments throughout a single day in the mid-1700s. —Lacey Minot, Air Mail, 28 Feb. 2026

Today’s luxury dressing rooms and closets are part boutique, part boudoir, part command center. —Jennifer S. Li, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026

Margot Robbie’s red thigh-high stockings are more than just a nod to the Victorian boudoir—though that element is definitely present. —Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Feb. 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"