Meaning & use
lounging area
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Meaning
nouncountable
a space with comfortable seats where people can sit back and relax.
Grammar: Countable: a lounging area, two lounging areas. Often used with 'a' or 'the.'
Patterns
- a lounging area
- the lounging area
- lounging areas
The hotel has a small lounging area beside the pool.
We turned the spare room into a lounging area with a sofa and a TV.
Guests can use the lounging area on the top floor.
Word forms
| plural | lounging areas |
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Common combinations
- outdoor lounging area
- The villa has a shaded outdoor lounging area.
- poolside lounging area
- Towels are provided at the poolside lounging area.
- comfortable lounging area
- The cabin includes a comfortable lounging area near the fire.
- a lounging area with sofas
- They built a lounging area with sofas and soft lighting.
Synonyms and how they differ
- lounge
- A lounge is a room for relaxing, especially in a hotel or airport; a lounging area can be just a part of a larger space.
- sitting area
- Very close in meaning, but 'sitting area' is more neutral and does not suggest lying back or lounging.
- living area
- Usually the main room of a home for daily life, not specifically a place to relax in comfort.
Word family
Commonly confused: lounging area or loading area?
lounging area vs loading area
A 'loading area' is a place for putting goods on and off vehicles; it sounds similar but has nothing to do with relaxing.
Practice
Choose the sentence that uses 'lounging area' correctly.
Choose one answer.
A lounging area is for relaxing, so guests using it by the pool fits. The other sentences describe loading or parking, which need 'loading area' or 'parking area.'
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “lounging area”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.