parlor

[pahr-ler] / ˈpɑr lər /

NOUN

sitting room

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drawing room living room lounge salon

STRONG

reception

WEAK

front room guest room waiting room

Example Sentences

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One winter a friend gave us a parlor stove with nickel trim.

From Literature

A favorite futurist parlor game involves estimating the percentage of online content currently generated by machines.

From The Wall Street Journal

The newly built house had three floors, at least seven rooms, and a balcony that overlooked a fine parlor.

From Literature

While the fiction became formulaic, it could yield dazzling plots alongside predictable parlor tricks.

From The Wall Street Journal

She suggested we ditch dinner altogether and go to an old-fashioned ice cream parlor that she and Uncle Jack used to love.

From Literature