lavatory

Meaning

Noun

1. A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly
2. A vessel or fixture for washing
3. (archaic) A vessel or fixture for washing
4. A vessel or fixture for washing
5. A vessel or fixture for washing
6. (figuratively, usually) A vessel or fixture for washing
7. A vessel or fixture for washing
8. Handwashing as an act, particularly
9. Handwashing as an act, particularly
10. Handwashing as an act, particularly
11. (obsolete) A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.
12. (dated) A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.
13. (euphemistic) A room containing a toilet: a bathroom (US) or WC (UK).
14. (New-England, UK) A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
15. (dated) A place to wash clothes: a laundry.
16. (obsolete) A place where gold is panned.
17. (obsolete) A paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid.

Adj

Washing, or cleansing by washing.

Synonyms

toilet

🚽

bathroom

restroom

🚻

washroom

water closet

loo

privy

john

WC

🚾

latrine

can

lav

bog

washbowl

washstand

washbasin

powder room

rest room

toilette

cloakroom

basin

comfort station

water-closet

convenience

W.C.

flush toilet

sink

facilities

w.c.

bath

🛀

wash room

outhouse

bathroom

washroom

restroom

🚻

privy

bog

loo

boudoir

cloaca

closet

dressing room

dressing table

jakes

kitchen sink

lavabo

pisser

place

potty

public toilet

Translations

Toilette

🚽

toilettes

gabinetto

🗄️

Klo

🚽

αποχωρητήριο

τουαλέτα

baño

🛀

Klosett

🚽

bagno

🛀

WC

🚾

Abort

🚽

toilet

🚽

Abtritt

banheiro

μπάνιο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlæv.ə.tɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lavatorie

In summary

From Middle English lavatorie, from Late Latin lavātōrium, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”) + -ium (forming places related to an activity). As a place to pan gold, via Spanish lavadero. Doublet of lavatorium and laver. See also lave.