lounge

(lounj)

v. lounged, loung·ing, loung·es

v.intr.

1. To move or act in a lazy, relaxed way; loll: lounging on the sofa; lounged around in pajamas.

2. To pass time idly: lounged in Venice till June.

v.tr.

To pass (time) in a lazy, relaxed, or idle way: lounged the day away.

1. A public waiting room, as in a hotel or an air terminal, often having smoking or lavatory facilities.

2. A cocktail lounge.

a. A living room.

b. A lobby.

4. A long couch, especially one having no back and a headrest at one end.

[Possibly from French s'allonger, to stretch out, from Old French alongier, to lengthen, from Medieval Latin allongāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin longus, long; see long¹.]

loung′er n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

lounger

(ˈlaʊndʒə)

1. (Furniture) a comfortable sometimes adjustable couch or extending chair designed for someone to relax on

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a loose comfortable leisure garment

3. a person who lounges

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

loung•er

(ˈlaʊn dʒər)

n.

1. a person or thing that lounges.

2. lounge chair.

[1500–10]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	lounger - someone who wastes time dallier, dillydallier, dilly-dallier, mope do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
	2.	lounger - an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it recliner, reclining chair armchair - chair with a support on each side for arms
	3.	lounger - an article of clothing designed for comfort and leisure wear loungewear - clothing suitable for relaxation

Translations

fannullone perdigiorno poltrone

lounger

[ˈlaʊndʒəʳ] N → gandul m, haragán/ana m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lounger

→ Nichtstuer(in) m(f), → Faulenzer(in) m(f)

(Brit: = reclining chair) → Ruhesessel m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lounger

[ˈlaʊndʒəʳ] n → lettino da spiaggia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Where can I rent a sun lounger? (US)
Where can I hire a sun lounger? (UK) → Hvor kan jeg leje en liggestol? → Mistä voi vuokrata aurinkotuolin? → Où peut-on louer des transats ? → Gdje mogu unajmiti ležaljku? → Dove posso noleggiare un lettino? → Waar kan ik een zonnebed huren? → Hvor kan jeg leie en solseng? → Gdzie mogę wypożyczyć leżak? → Var kan jag hyra en solstol? → Şezlong nereden kiralayabilirim? → 哪儿能租到沙滩椅

Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there.

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The careless glance of a lounger on the pavement of Pall Mall filled him with a sudden anger.

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But the flow of this fugitive sympathy, characteristic of Parisians, was dried immediately; for as soon as the stranger saw himself the object of attention, he looked at his observer with so savage an air that the boldest lounger hurried his step as though he had trod upon a serpent.

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All the stars exceed it in rapidity, and the earth herself is at this moment carrying us round the sun at three times as rapid a rate, and yet she is a mere lounger on the way compared with many others of the planets!

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This patient lounger attracted little attention from any of those who passed, and bestowed as little upon them.

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"True," says the negligent lounger; "picking cotton isn't hard work." Isn't it?

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The windows of the rooms on that side, lately occupied by Provis, were dark and still, and there was no lounger in Garden Court.

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The curious spectators had exhausted the conversation of the steward, who had drunk good fellowship with half of his acquaintance, and, as Natty was no longer in motion, by eight o’clock, Billy Kirby, who was the last lounger at the window, retired into the “Templeton Coffee-house,” when Natty rose and hung a blanket before the opening, and the prisoners apparently retired for the night.

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Once fairly in the dockyard, he began to reckon upon some happy intercourse with Fanny, as they were very soon joined by a brother lounger of Mr.

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Still he went on, for his mind was as utterly narrowed into that precipitous crevice of play as if he had been the most ignorant lounger there.

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As Arthur came over the stile and down to the water's edge, the lounger glanced at him for a moment, and then resumed his occupation of idly tossing stones into the water with his foot.

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Martin nodded, and called one of the loungers to him to take the message to the telegraph office.

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