salon

noun

sa·​lon sə-ˈlän How to pronounce salon (audio)
ˈsa-ˌlän, 
sa-ˈlōⁿ
Synonyms of salonnext
1
: an elegant apartment or living room (as in a fashionable home)
2
: a fashionable assemblage of notables (such as literary figures, artists, or statesmen) held by custom at the home of a prominent person
3
a
: a hall for exhibition of art
b
Salon : an annual exhibition of works of art
4
: a stylish business establishment or shop
a beauty salon

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at its headquarters the company maintains a fashionable salon filled with works of modern art
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The gap between salon shelves and drugstore aisles may be smaller than most shoppers think. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 For Glamour, Miichelle Shrama broke down all the details of Mika Abdalla's double-chocolate brunette hair—and explained exactly how to ask for the look at the salon. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2026 Most salons also offer other TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) treatments, such as ear candling and bone-setting massages. — Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 Gonzalès left the studio of Charles Chaplin, her first teacher who did not think a single woman should have her own studio, in 1868 and became Manet’s pupil the following year, after the two met at the salon of painter Alfred Stevens. — Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salon

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of salon was in 1699

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salon

noun
sa·​lon sə-ˈlän How to pronounce salon (audio)
ˈsal-ˌän
1
: an apartment or living room of stylish design
2
: a social gathering held in a salon
3
a
: an art gallery
b
: an annual exhibition of art
4
: a stylish business establishment

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