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salonnière

UK/salɒnɪˈɛː/US/sælɑnˈjɛɹ/

salonnière noun: a woman who hosts a salon.

Noun

salonnière (plural salonnières)

  1. A woman who hosts a salon.
    • In general, however, the major salonnières of the eighteenth century came from a broader and less exclusive background.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 178
    Synonyms:
    salon hostess

Synonyms of salonnière

  • salon hostess

Forms of salonnière

pluralsalonnières

Origin of salonnière

From French salonnière.

Questions about salonnière

What does salonnière mean?
Salonnière means a woman who hosts a salon.
What part of speech is salonnière?
Salonnière is a noun.
How do you pronounce salonnière?
Salonnière is pronounced /salɒnɪˈɛː/ (UK).
What is the plural of salonnière?
The plural of salonnière is salonnières.

Words near salonnière in the dictionary

  1. salonistes
  2. salonists
  3. salonlike
  4. salonnier
  5. salonniers
  6. salonnière
  7. salonnières
  8. salons
  9. Salons des Refusés
  10. Salonta
  11. saloogie

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