boudoir
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈbuˌdɔɪɹ// UK //bˈuːdwɑː// boudoir
n. a private room in a house, especially one used by a woman for dressing or resting. It is a very formal or old-fashioned word for a bedroom.
n. a private room, typically used by a woman for dressing or retiring. Often carries a connotation of intimacy or privacy, and is frequently used in historical or literary contexts.
She spent the afternoon reading in her boudoir.
The mansion featured a grand boudoir decorated with velvet curtains and a large four-poster bed.
In the era of strict social etiquette, the boudoir served as a sanctuary where a woman could be alone with her thoughts, away from the formal demands of the drawing room.
Borrowed from French boudoir, from bouder (“to sulk”).