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

Feathers and florals came in droves with this latest collection, appearing on everything from boudoir-style dresses and wraps to red-carpet-ready pieces like the one Miller wore on Tuesday night in New York City. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

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

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"