salon

noun

sa·​lon sə-ˈlän 

ˈsa-ˌlän, 

sa-ˈlōⁿ

1

: an elegant apartment or living room (as in a fashionable home)

2

: a fashionable assemblage of notables (such as literary figures, artists, or statesmen) held by custom at the home of a prominent person

3

a

: a hall for exhibition of art

b

Salon : an annual exhibition of works of art

4

: a stylish business establishment or shop

a beauty salon

Synonyms of salon

• museum
• gallery

Examples of salon in a Sentence

at its headquarters the company maintains a fashionable salon filled with works of modern art

Recent Examples on the Web

Shoppers have great things to say about the salon-quality, at-home formula. —Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026

What to know about The Changebaker Place The new space, housed in a former hair salon in the same shopping center as Manolo’s, will be an extension of the bakery. —Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026

The global beauty conglomerate will now support Chillhouse, known for its SoHo New York salon and press-on nails, through digital and retail channels and growth capital. —Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026

This salon-style nail set comes with three dual-sided files with various grits. —Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for salon

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon

Kids Definition

salon

noun

sa·​lon sə-ˈlän 

ˈsal-ˌän

1

: an apartment or living room of stylish design

2

: a social gathering held in a salon

3

a

: an art gallery

b

: an annual exhibition of art

4

: a stylish business establishment