NYT Dictionary

PARLOR

/ˈpɑɹlɚ/
NounAdjectivePAR-lorpar-lor · 2 syllablesGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Inherited from Middle English parlour, from Old French parleor, parloir, parleoir, from the verb parler (“to speak”); compare Medieval Latin parlātōrium. Doublet of parloir. Displaced native Old English sprǣchūs.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

living roomsitting roomdrawing roomloungeparlouragencyatelierbarbershopbenchcompany

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles:

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