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

Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York. —Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026

Rough Trade Books will also host a Friday night salon of readings and one-offs, followed by a staging of Hannah Patterson’s debut novel, Ungone, the next night. —Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026

Here's what to know about this cropped hairstyle and how to get it at the salon. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026

Salon and other outlets, as well as observers on social media, made comparisons between Brainrot and Chicks with Guns, the latter of which gained so much attention upon its release that it was profiled by NPR, Business Insider, Wired, and other outlets. —Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 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