Meaning & use
chaise lounge
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Meaning
nouncountable
A long low chair with a back and a seat that supports your legs, used for resting or sunbathing.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a chaise lounge' or 'two chaise lounges'.
Patterns
- a chaise lounge by the pool
- lie on a chaise lounge
She spent the afternoon reading on a chaise lounge by the pool.
The hotel room had a small balcony with two chaise lounges.
He adjusted the back of the chaise lounge so he could sit up.
Word forms
| plural | chaise lounges |
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Common combinations
- chaise lounge chair
- They bought a chaise lounge chair for the patio.
- outdoor chaise lounge
- We keep the outdoor chaise lounges near the pool.
- lie on a chaise lounge
- He likes to lie on a chaise lounge and listen to music.
- adjustable chaise lounge
- This adjustable chaise lounge can be set to five positions.
Synonyms and how they differ
- chaise longue
- The original French spelling, common in British English and preferred by some speakers.
- daybed
- A daybed is usually a sofa that can be used as a bed; a chaise lounge is longer and designed for reclining.
- lounger
- A lounger is a simpler outdoor chair for sunbathing, often without arms; a chaise lounge often has a more formal look.
Word family
- chaise noun
- A light chair, originally with a curved back; now often short for chaise longue.
Commonly confused: chaise lounge or chaise longue?
chaise lounge vs chaise longue
This is the original French term. 'Chaise lounge' is an American alteration that sounds like 'lounge', but both refer to the same piece of furniture.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'chaise lounge' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The first sentence is natural: 'sat on the chaise lounge and read a book' describes two actions without extra prepositions. The others add unnecessary or wrong prepositions after 'read a book'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “chaise lounge”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.