Lounge
/laʊndʒ/noun
To sit, lie, or stand in a relaxed, idle, or casual way.
Did you know?The word entered English from French in the 16th century, and its older sense carried the idea of slow, idle hanging about rather than modern self-care relaxation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lendʰ-
“to be loose, slack, or weak”
Latin
Latin
languēre
“to be faint, weak, or sluggish”
Old French
Old French
longer
“to loiter, lounge, or hang about”
Middle English
English
longen
“to loiter or idle about”
16th Century
English
lounge
“to move or sit about in an idle, relaxed way”
Modern English
English
lounge
“to sit, lie, or stand in a relaxed, casual way”