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

His father was a hairdresser who had a salon in Ealing, England, and his grandfather was a Fleet Street barber. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

The bond builders and peptides that used to be reserved for salon treatments now show up in everyday formulas, along with proteins designed to mimic your hair’s own keratin. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Those stylists worked in state-of-the-art salons with innovations such as video cameras mounted to mirrors. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

News of Frieda’s death at age 75 was shared in a heartfelt Instagram statement from his salon. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Nov. 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