SALON
What does "SALON" mean?
An establishment for hairdressing or beauty treatments, or a gathering of intellectuals.
Meanings
- A business offering hairdressing, beauty, or grooming services. She booked an appointment at the salon for a haircut.
- A regular gathering of notable people, especially writers and thinkers, hosted by a prominent figure. In 18th-century Paris, her salon drew the city's brightest minds. formal
- A large elegant reception room or hall. Guests mingled in the hotel's grand salon. formal
Word origin
From French 'salon', from Italian 'salone' ('large hall'), an augmentative of 'sala' ('hall'), of Germanic origin.
Remember it
SALON = a big SALA (Italian 'hall')-where you sit to be styled or to trade ideas.
A little poem
One room cut hair, another cut the age-
both salons where the sharpest edges engage.
couplet
Wordplay
- A philosopher and a hairdresser both run salons-one trims your ends, the other your assumptions.
What it teaches
A great salon-of hair or of ideas-is just a room where someone is trusted to reshape you.
Quick facts
What does SALON mean?
An establishment for hairdressing or beauty treatments, or a gathering of intellectuals.
Is SALON a valid word?
Yes — SALON is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SALON?
SALON has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SALON come from?
From French 'salon', from Italian 'salone' ('large hall'), an augmentative of 'sala' ('hall'), of Germanic origin.
What can SALON teach us?
A great salon-of hair or of ideas-is just a room where someone is trusted to reshape you.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.