parlor

Meaning

1. The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.
2. The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the residents are permitted to meet and converse with each other or with visitors from the outside.
3. A comfortable room in a public house.
4. A covered open-air patio.
5. A shop or other business selling goods or services specified by context.
6. A shed used for milking cattle.
7. Short for beauty parlor.

Synonyms

parlour

living room

drawing room

reception room

sitting room

salon

spare room

hall

front room

living-room

guest room

lounge

room

auditorium

lobby

saloon

institute

gym

recreation room

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɑːlə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English parlour, from Old French parleor, parloir, parleoir, from the verb parler (“to speak”); compare Medieval Latin parlātōrium. Doublet of parloir.