Salon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A large room, such as a drawing room, used for receiving and entertaining guests.
  • n. A periodic gathering of people of social or intellectual distinction.
  • n. A hall or gallery for the exhibition of works of art.
  • n. A commercial establishment offering a product or service related to fashion: a beauty salon.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests
  • n. a gathering of people for a social or intellectual meeting
  • n. an art gallery
  • n. a beauty salon or similar establishment
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society.
  • n. An apartment for the reception and exhibition of works of art; hence, an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris by the Society of French Artists; -- sometimes called the Old Salon. New Salon is a popular name for an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris at the Champs de Mars, by the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts (National Society of Fine Arts), a body of artists who, in 1890, seceded from the Société des Artistes Français (Society of French Artists).
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An apartment for the reception of company; a saloon; hence, a fashionable gathering or assemblage.
  • n. Specifically, a periodical social gathering of men and women representative of the wit, fashion, literature, art, or politics of the time. The salon flourished principally in France during the eighteenth century.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
  • n. elegant sitting room where guests are received
  • n. gallery where works of art can be displayed
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shop    store    parlor    living room    parlour    front room    sitting room    art gallery    gallery    picture gallery   
    Cross Reference
    cabinet   
    Variant
    old salon   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    room    drawing-room    assembly    guest room    parlor    hall    lounge   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Abidjan    Abron    Amman    Antoine    Aton    Azerbaijan    Bataan    Bhutan    Bon    Bonn   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    drawing-room    saloon    lounge    sitting room    restaurant    foyer    ballroom    apartment    parlors    drawing-rooms